How a ‘divine visitor’ feasted his way through Delhi Secretariat, led by a Cabinet minister

The video, which gained significant traction with around 7.7 lakh views, shows the monkey seated calmly on the floor of a corridor, devouring a mango as curious staff members keep their distance and watch silently.

।।जय बजरंग बली ।। आज मेरे मंत्रालय में वानर रूप में स्वयं प्रभु पधारे। जिससे पूरे कार्यालय में ऊर्जा और सकारात्मकता का संचार हुआ। pic.twitter.com/lcLspXk2ka

— Parvesh Sahib Singh (@p_sahibsingh) July 17, 2025

The minister stands close by, having already offered a banana and ready with more fruits in his hand, carefully coaxing the guest. The monkey, though visibly enjoying the attention and the snack, keeps a sharp eye on everyone. After all, it is not every day that he is the centre of attention in a major government office.

And in a remarkably orderly fashion — no panic, no calls to animal control — the minister gently led the monkey through the hallway and into a balcony just outside his office. Here, Singh again feeds the monkey, this time with a bowl of pomegranates. With that, Delhi’s most unusual visit of the day ended without fuss, Singh’s joy reflecting in the video’s text, “It was a visit from God himself (swayam prabhu padhare).”

According to officials, no intervention was sought from the Delhi Forest and Wildlife Department, which typically handles monkey-related conflicts in the Capital. The department operates helpline numbers for such incidents, but in this case, the entire encounter was handled in-house with fruits and a quiet sense of reverence.

While many online users were divided in their reactions to the moment, a few saw it as a sign of divine blessing. The incident also reopened a familiar conversation in the city: about Delhi’s enduring troubles with monkeys.

Rhesus macaques do not enjoy protection under the Wildlife Protection Act. As a result, in 2024, the Delhi High Court directed civic agencies, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), to come up with a plan to deal with the “monkey menace”.