Kejriwal had been suffering from fever for the past two days and in his speech after taking oath as the Chief Minister, he said he had come to the venue after taking Crocin.
Soon, netizens took a cue from his comment and the social media website went abuzz with thousands of tweets pouring in about the humble medicine making it a top trend during the evening hours.
Suresh Chivukula wrote, "#crocin #AAPkaCM's secret to eradicate fever and corruption."
The advertisement of the drug on Youtube also went viral with number a number of shares.
Social media watchdog Buzzookaa said, the topic was trending at eighth spot on Twitter with 1,300 tweets during the evening.
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