<p>Veteran politician and union minister Ramdas Athawale – whose ‘Go Corona Go’ slogan became the nation's anthem to fight coronavirus – tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Athawale (60) is the president of Republican Party of India (Athawale) and Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.</p>.<p>“Athawale tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to a private hospital for four days. He is asymptomatic and stable,” said RPI (A) spokesperson Hemant Ranpise.</p>.<p>“Athawale, who coined the slogan ‘Go Corona Go’ is known for his fighting spirit and struggles….he will defeat Covid-19 and will be back in action soon,” he said.</p>.<p>On Monday, Athawale had presided over a crowded event, when actresses Payal Ghosh, Soni Kanishka, lawyer Nitin Satpute, realtor Yogesh Karkera and businessman Ankush Chaphekar, formally joined the RPI (A).</p>.<p>The Dalit leader and humourist came up with the slogan ‘Go Corona Go’ – that went viral on social media with hashtags #GoCoronaGo #GoCorona trending for days. The slogan that nearly became the nation's war-cry against the fatal virus was also used as ring tones for mobile phones and was sung collectively at several places.</p>
<p>Veteran politician and union minister Ramdas Athawale – whose ‘Go Corona Go’ slogan became the nation's anthem to fight coronavirus – tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Athawale (60) is the president of Republican Party of India (Athawale) and Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.</p>.<p>“Athawale tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to a private hospital for four days. He is asymptomatic and stable,” said RPI (A) spokesperson Hemant Ranpise.</p>.<p>“Athawale, who coined the slogan ‘Go Corona Go’ is known for his fighting spirit and struggles….he will defeat Covid-19 and will be back in action soon,” he said.</p>.<p>On Monday, Athawale had presided over a crowded event, when actresses Payal Ghosh, Soni Kanishka, lawyer Nitin Satpute, realtor Yogesh Karkera and businessman Ankush Chaphekar, formally joined the RPI (A).</p>.<p>The Dalit leader and humourist came up with the slogan ‘Go Corona Go’ – that went viral on social media with hashtags #GoCoronaGo #GoCorona trending for days. The slogan that nearly became the nation's war-cry against the fatal virus was also used as ring tones for mobile phones and was sung collectively at several places.</p>