Dr. sunil rao He posted a series of tweets expressing support for Israel during its conflict with Hamas. His tweet was reported by a user on X (formerly Twitter) and brought to the attention of Bahraini authorities.
The Royal Bahrain Hospital terminated Dr. Rao’s employment, saying his tweets were “offensive to our society.” “What we realized is that Dr. Sunil Rao “He works as an internal medicine specialist and has posted tweets on social media that are offensive to our society,” the hospital said in a statement. “His tweets and ideology are personal. “We want to make sure that it does not reflect the hospital’s opinions or values.” hospital. This is a violation of our Code of Conduct and we have taken the necessary legal action and his services have been terminated with immediate effect. ”
Dr. Rao apologized on social media and acknowledged that his comments were insensitive. “I would like to apologize for the statement I posted on this platform. It was insensitive in the context of current events. As a doctor, all lives matter. I have been here long enough to recognize the people of this country. “I have a deep respect for the religion of the people of the past 10 years,” he said.
The hospital also removed his profile from its website. According to his Twitter profile, Dr. Rao is an internal medicine specialist with nearly 20 years of experience.