A video of police officer and folk singer, Mathichiyam Bala, singing a song to create awareness about Covid-19 among lockdown violators in Madurai and urging them to get vaccinated is doing rounds on social media.

Avideo of a police officer and folk singer, Mathichiyam Bala from Madurai, singing a song to create awareness about the Covid-19 virus is making headlines. Bala shot to fame after he sang Makka Kalanguthappa in Vijay Sethupathi’s Dharma Durai.

In the videos that are now making rounds on social media, the police officials first stop violators of the lockdown, and Bala sings a song to make them aware about Covid-19.

MATHICHIYAM BALA SINGS A SONG ON COVID AWARENESS

The lyrics of Bala’s song urge people to remain in their homes as Covid-19 is spreading like poison across the country. Bala further appeals to the locals to stay at home and not venture out unnecessarily.

He also said that people who used to stand in queues for various reasons have now started to stand in a queue to cremate their loved ones. Calling this a terrible situation, Bala appealed to the people to get vaccinated. He said that the police fraternity had got vaccinated, and all of them were safe. “Please don’t be afraid. Get yourself vaccinated and let’s stay safe,” he said.

Across the state of Tamil Nadu, Covid-19 cases have been increasing day by day. On May 17, over 33,000 cases were reported in the state. In the district of Madurai, 1,288 new cases were recorded on May 17, taking the active cases including home treatment to 9,833. The district registered 17 deaths on May 17.

The state has a complete lockdown till May 24, but people have continued to venture out without taking the lockdown seriously. In different districts, officials are involved in taking various measures to stop violators from breaking lockdown rules.