“Recently, a photo of a covid positive patient cleaning the floor in a hospital has taken social media by storm, for all the right reasons. The man in the picture is the stateu2019s power and electricity minister of Mizoram R Lalzirliana.u00a0 He tested positive for coronavirus along with his wife and son, saying no to VIP culture, Lalzirliana was seen wearing a hospital gown and cleaning the floors with a mop at Zoram Medical. A photo of him taken on Friday went viral over social media. According to East Mojo, the minister was shifted to the stateu2019s lone dedicated COVID 19 hospital after he showed a sudden drop in oxygen level. R Lalzirlana said his intention wasnu2019t to embarrass the hospital staff. Talking to the local news outlet, he further said that he had called the sweeper to clean the ward as it was messy, but the sweeper couldnu2019t come, so he decided to do it himself. The 71-year-old veteran politician and Mizo National Front (MNF) said that mopping the floors is not something he did for the first time, he uses to do it at home and other places also when it is required to do so. Also Read | Found guilty of ‘nepotism, abuse of power’, Kerala minister KT Jaleel resigns. The minister also said that he had mild symptoms since Thursday but he is out of danger now as his oxygen level is stable. Assuring that he was feeling better after a two-day stay in a mini-intensive care unit. u201cWe are fine here. The medical staff and nurses are taking good care of us,u201d he said. Also Read | Mizoram: Lalduhoma takes oath as MLA. However, this wasnu2019t the first time he created such a buzz on social media for cleaning. During his visit to Delhi, he cleaned and mopped the floor of Mizoram House. u00a0#Minister #ViralPhoto #SocialMediau00a0.”