Beggar in Ajmer buys iPhone 16 Pro Max, sparks online debate
A beggar in Ajmer, Uttar Pradesh, has taken the internet by storm after purchasing an iPhone 16 Pro Max worth ₹1.7 lakh, entirely through alms. Identified as Sheikh, a physically disabled man, he shared his story in a viral video that has ignited discussions about ambition, effort, and unconventional methods of achieving material success.
When asked by an interviewer where he got the money for the high-end gadget, Sheikh candidly replied, "Maang ke" (through begging). He revealed that he paid the amount in cash at an Apple Store, leaving many surprised by his unconventional route to afford such a luxury.
The video has drawn mixed reactions online. While some social media users questioned societal norms about labor and success, others critiqued the practice of giving money to beggars.
One comment read, “Best business, no investment, no job, no stress—just a luxurious life.” Another said, “Beggars are doing better than the middle class these days.”
A video of a beggar carrying an iPhone 16 Pro Max in Ajmer, Rajasthan has surfaced on the internet.
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The alms seeker's response to a particular question has amused netizens. pic.twitter.com/buFnD0ZoGE
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
