Covid 19 coronavirus: Bachelor NZ contestant regrets calling mask wearing slavery , questioning science
5 Mar, 2021 08:41 PM
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Shivani Pragji has apologised for controversial social media posts. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
A contestant on the new season of The Bachelor has apologised for controversial social media posts comparing mask wearing to slavery and for questioning the scientific consensus around Covid-19. Stewart Sowman-Lund reports.
Shivani Pragji is – according to her LinkedIn profile – a solicitor working for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, a government department responsible for 18 ministerial portfolios and overseeing our managed isolation system.
In a post to her Instagram story, Shivani Pragji compared mask wearing to slavery . Photo / Instagram