Let Me Explain: How India hid its Covid death numbers

In 2021, India’s government claimed that only 3.3 lakh people died of Covid-19. But latest government data suggests that 20 lakh more people died that year – a massive gap that many journalists and researchers pointed out, only to be trolled and dismissed.

Some, like the late Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, Danish Siddiqui, captured the horrific reality of mass cremations, and were labelled “vultures” for it.

In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the data, and truth behind excess deaths during pandemic. 

Watch.