Flower seller's son goes on hunger strike for iPhone, viral video sparks outrage | Trending

The video begins with the man standing outside a mobile phone shop to buy an iPhone. When a person questions him about which phone he wants, his mother reveals that she gave him all the money. “I am selling flowers outside a temple. My son has not eaten anything for three days because he keeps asking for an iPhone,” his mother says. (Also read: Father kneels before his daughter because he couldn't buy her an iPhone)

She also asks her son to earn the same amount that was spent on purchasing the phone and return it to her.

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This video was shared on August 18. Since its publication, it has received more than 300,000 views. The post also has nearly 5,000 likes. Many people took to the comment section of the post and shared their reactions. (Also read: 11-year-old says her parents are 'ruining her life.' They refused to buy her an iPhone 15)

Here are our customers’ comments:

One person wrote: “What are you going to do with the iPhone? If you spent the money on a good cause, your life and your mother's life would be better.”

Another X user, Ishwar Singh, said, “Now he will contribute to the reel economy because nobody cares about the real economy.”

“And then there was our generation who never bothered their parents. Waqt waqt ki baat hai, zamaane k sath bache b badalte jarahe hain (It depends on the generation, kids change with time),” commented X-user Khurram Farooqui.

A fourth posted: “But that's wrong, you should give your mother that joy one day by giving her whatever she wants.”