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Deputy BC Green leader fired for liking post about Bonnie Henry and Nazi doctor

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Nov, 2023 10:50 AM

Inappropriate social media activity has cost Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi his job as deputy leader of the BC Green Party and he's also resigned as a Green candidate in the 2024 provincial election.

An online message posted Wednesday by BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says Gandhi was removed when she learned the details.

Today, I was made aware of Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi, deputy leader, liking a tweet with an inappropriate comparison between our provincial health officer and Mengele. I find this unacceptable and I have removed Dr. Gandhi as deputy leader and accepted his resignation as a candidate.
— Sonia Furstenau (@SoniaFurstenau) November 9, 2023

Gandhi, the former chief of cardiac surgery at BC Children’s Hospital, left his post last December and was named deputy Green leader in January.

He announced his intention to run for the Greens just two months ago in the redrawn riding that covers most of the Vancouver-Kingsway constituency currently held by B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix.

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