Overview

• An Instagram reel showed 19-year-old Krish Ansari touring wards at RIMS and Paras Hospital in Ranchi and asking patients if they faced any issues, creating the impression of an informal inspection.
• Facing intense criticism from opposition parties, Krish Ansari removed the video from his Instagram account on July 20.
• BJP spokesperson Ajay Sah criticised the visit as an abuse of privilege and questioned whether ministers’ children should undertake official duties without authority.
• Health Minister Irfan Ansari said his son had gone to help his teacher’s ailing father and to assist tribal patients, insisting the actions were purely compassionate.
• The episode has reignited debate in Jharkhand over the boundaries between private initiative and formal administrative authority as social media amplifies local events into wider political disputes.