WATCH: Indian youth blackmails mother, a flower seller, to buy iPhone by going on 3-Day hunger strike; social media users react

Published on Authored by The Free Press Journal

The youth today are increasingly obsessed with smartphones and can go to any length to get the phone of their choice. Parents often find themselves having to adjust their priorities and cut back on other important expenses to save money and meet these demands. In a similar incident, a young boy blackmailed his mother, who sells flowers outside a temple, for an iPhone by going on a hunger strike for three days. The mother eventually gave in to his demands and managed to arrange the money to buy an iPhone for her stubborn child. A video of the mother taking the child to a mobile store with cash in hand has surfaced on social media.

Contrasting emotions as the mother looked unhappy while the son was filled with joy to finally have his iPhone. Photo courtesy: Free Press Journal
Contrasting emotions as the mother looked unhappy while the son was filled with joy to finally have his iPhone. Photo courtesy: Free Press Journal

The exact location of where the incident occurred is not clear yet. The video shows the mother accompanying the youth to the mobile store, carrying a handful of cash to purchase the phone. The boy had stopped eating and was persistently demanding an iPhone from his mother. After three days of his hunger strike, the mother finally relented and gave him the money to buy the expensive phone.

In the video, the mother mentions that she wants the amount she gave him to be returned. Despite trying to conceal her emotions, her expression suggested she was not truly happy, although she verbally expressed that she was glad for her son.

Internet users have criticised the boy for wasting his mother’s hard-earned money on the phone, with many noting that her expression revealed much about her true feelings.

The video was recorded and shared by the shopkeeper to promote his store by highlighting this incident. However, social media users have slammed both the boy and the shopkeeper for capitalising on the situation. One user commented that the video is “saddening”, while another remarked that the “shopkeeper is also very foolish for promoting this nonsense”.

(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement betweenĀ The Free Press JournalĀ andĀ Connected to India)