Mumbai man to sue parents for giving birth to him, without asking him
Mumbai: A Mumbai based man has decided to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent and for their ‘Joy and pleasure’, while adding that “Why should I suffer pain and depression when someone had me for their pleasure”.
27 year old Raphael Samuel, who is an antinatalist, has made the news headlines after deciding to take his parents to the court, for giving birth to him.
A committed antinatalist, he believes it is morally wrong of people to procreate as it only leads to misery and burdens the earth's resources.
Anti-natalism, is a philosophical position that assigns a negative value to birth. Antinatalists argue that people should abstain from procreation because it is morally bad.
According to the Guardian, Mr Samuel wrote in a Facebook post that he loves his parents, but they had him for their own "joy and their pleasure. The post has now been deleted, but several posts on antinatalism can be seen on his timeline.
"Procreation is the most narcissistic act on Earth. Ask anyone why they procreate it will always start with 'I wanted.' Introducing a child into a world that is suffering is wrong. An antinatalist's agenda is to convince people to stop reproducing. Why? Because life involve a lot of suffering." Samuel told Latestly in an interview.
In another facebook post recently, Samuel shared views of his mother on his decision to sue them.
The post said “The mother speaks!
I'm Raphael's mother and this is my response to the recent upheaval my son has created :
1. I must admire my son's temerity to want to take his parents to court knowing both of us are lawyers.
2. If Raphael could come up with a rational explanation as to how we could have sought his consent to be born, I will accept my fault.
3. The media has focussed on a sliver of what Raphael believes in. His belief in anti natalism, his concern for the burden on Earth's resources due to needless life, his sensitivity toward the pain experienced unwittingly by children while growing up and so much more has been ruefully forgotten.
I'm very happy that my son has grown up into a fearless, independent thinking young man. He is sure to find his path to happiness.
Kavita Karnad Samuel”
The decision of Samuel to sue his parents has seen mixed reactions on social media platforms.
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Stalin urges Centre to rollback commercial LPG price hike
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday demanded that the Centre immediately rollback the hike in commercial LPG cylinder prices. The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on May 1, marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global energy prices linked to the West Asia conflict.
In his social media X platform, the DMK chief alleged that as predicted before the polls, the BJP-led union government has raised LPG prices immediately after the elections concluded.
"When global crude oil prices fell, the benefits were not passed on to the people, " he said, accusing the Centre of "using the West Asia war crisis as an excuse to raise the prices without regard for public welfare".
Calling for protection of the livelihood of the people, Stalin demanded an immediate rollback of the LPG price hike.
He asked the Centre to consider the people's suffering and find solutions.
