Goa Health Minister’s outburst sparks backlash

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane publicly scolded and suspended a senior doctor during a surprise hospital visit, triggering massive backlash.

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00:00Don't force me to act. Put your hands out first when you're standing in front of me.

00:03Don't open your mouth when I'm talking.

00:05This is Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane losing his school at a senior doctor.

00:09But the incident didn't turn out as he had thought.

00:11The Goa CM had to step in.

00:13Minister Rane paid a surprise visit to the GMCH premises in Goa on June 7, 2025.

00:20In the now viral video, he is reacting to a complaint received on his phone,

00:24alleging that the doctor was refusing to treat a patient and had misbehaved.

00:27During the visit, Rane publicly lambasted the hospital's chief medical officer,

00:31Dr. Rodiresh Kuritkare, and suspended him.

00:40However, the video posted by the health minister sparked criticism.

00:44Some users commented saying the minister should be suspended instead.

00:50Soon, the Goa Chief Minister Pramodh Savant stepped in and assured that there would be no suspension.

00:55On June 8, the Goa Association of Resident Doctors issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the health minister

01:00and sought a public apology, failing which they would go on an indefinite strike.

01:04The minister, who initially refused to apologize for scolding the CMO,

01:08later apologized on June 8, 2025.

01:10Through your channel, ma'am, I would like to apologize once again to the doctor and his family

01:15if I have hurt his sentiment.