Social media has emerged as a hero when it comes to helping those who need it the most, especially during these unprecedented times. After a video of Delhi's?Baba ka Dhaba?went viral, people have come together to shower their support for several local vendors who are living hand to mouth during this pandemic.
A social media user has come forward to help a 70-year-old couple in Delhi's Dwarka has surfaced online. The video was shared by Vishal Sharma on his Instagram handle @foodyvishal.
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The elderly couple sells tea for Rs 10 at a roadside near Sector 13, Dwarka, New Delhi. In the video, Baba tells that their alcoholic son beat him so much that his hand was fractured. Amma says that his back got broken after their son-in-law beat him. Baba gets teary-eyed while sharing his story.
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The elderly couple sold?bhutta?(corn) for a month. Later, their daughter helped them set up a small tea shop near Subhash Apartment in Dwarka's Phase 1, Pocket 1.
Vishal helped them set up their shop by getting packets of chips,?namkeen, peanuts and rusk for them. He also gives them milk,?chai patti?to make tea.?Vishal also brought ration,?vrat ka khana?and sanitiser for the elderly couple. He also offered them some Rs 10,000 to help them.
An overwhelmed Amma calls him "beta" for helping them set up the shop.
Vishal requested doctors watching the video to help treat Baba's injuries. He urged people to visit their shop and support them.
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All they need is a helping hand to support them!