While PM Modi Is Busy Fighting Corruption, A BJP MLA Has Gifted A Mercedes To His Minor Son

It has been two and a half weeks since PM Modi started his crusade against black money and demonetised old ₹500 and ₹1000 notes. People are either supporting it or calling its execution a monumental failure.

BJP distanced itself from the extravagant 500-crore-Reddy-wedding too, in order to avoid unwarranted attention. But, when a Maharashtrian BJP MLA Ram Kadam got his minor son a Mercedes as a birthday gift, it put the party in a strange spot.

https://twitter.com/ramkadam/status/800017672339656705

Ram Kadam; in his own words: “dashing MLA of Ghatkopar West Mumbai of Bhartiya Janta Party”; on November 19 got his minor son a lavish birthday gift. It was a brand new Mercedes E350 Cabriolet. Wondering what would a kid do with a lux-car? So are we.

It didn’t take much time for people to start asking questions.

 

1. Merc 2 minor.

BJP MLA @ramkadam gifts Merc 2 minor son on birthday! Will @arunjaitley investigate to see if this is white money @PMOIndia Pls Retweet https://t.co/9SclSf4XOT

— Sunil Jain (@thesuniljain) November 25, 2016

 

2. The demonetisation effect.

Did @ramkadam buy this car as soon as he was informed of #demonitisation?Were all BJP politicians given intimation? pic.twitter.com/ub4gWjXeIX

— LEENA (@kunfaaya) November 24, 2016

 

 3. Source of income?

https://twitter.com/Chakolebaaz/status/801666416944349185

 

4. A lethal killing weapon.

https://twitter.com/JasumatiPatel/status/801773687305179136

 

5. This respectable query.

sir kitna black money nikla ?

— Abhishek Jha (@abhi37jha) November 24, 2016

 

6. Aam junta talks.

@IncomeTaxIndia i never knew MLA salary is so much to afford Merc ! I cant afford maruti .evn after paying 30 % tax

— Harsh K (@harsh3006840) November 24, 2016

 

7. One even made a black money joke.

https://twitter.com/crastoroyston/status/801822682828259328

 

8. Example?

Is this really the right example one should set as a chosen representative? @Dev_Fadnavis @ramkadam pic.twitter.com/DGFl0mx1C9

— Pragya Rathore (@pragsrats) November 24, 2016

 

9. One called out the whole party.

is that acche din?? Then surely its for only bjp members… PM wha pe black money pe chilla rhe h..N idhr..Unke ki log

— Tushar Darekar 🇮🇳 (@Polymath_Tushar) November 24, 2016

 

10. And then this happened, too.

secondhand lag rahi hai

— Jay (@AAPvolunteer15) November 24, 2016

Here we are not getting a proper 500 note and this kid gets a Merc. #WhatAmIDoingWithMyLifeMoment.