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What do you imagine when you think of a bride getting ready for her wedding day? A woman dressed in a beautiful, shiny dress-wearing elegant jewellery. Well, the case was slightly different for this Pakistani bride who donned a necklace, earrings other ornamental items made of tomatoes for her special day.
Tomato jewellery. In case you thought you've seen everything in life.. pic.twitter.com/O9t6dds8ZO
— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) November 18, 2019
Ditching the traditional gold and diamond jewellery, the bride found the perfect way to question the state of the economy and draw attention to the surging tomato prices in the state, reports News18. Last week, tomato prices surged in Pakistan, crossing the Rs 300 mark per kilo. In a video of the bride speaking to a local journalist, she had announced that her family had given her three boxes full of red, juicy tomatoes.
She said, “The price of gold is expensive, and now even tomatoes and pine nuts are expensive. That’s why I am wearing tomatoes instead of jewellery.” She added that parents who had given their daughters tomatoes for her wedding had “given her everything”.
Calling out Pakistan’s economic situation, she further said that even her brother sent her pine nuts as a wedding gift, reports TOI. While some believed this urgent issue of price surge needs to be addressed, many just enjoyed the bride’s creativity. Look at some of the reactions:
While we all enjoy the sarcasm there is also harsh reality and misery of common people very evident
— Vaibhav । वैभव (@sanghavivb) November 19, 2019
My God, THIS IS HOW BAD it has become….🧐🤨🙄
— Ali Laldin (@mystique_of_gta) November 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/Malaecah267/status/1196671398451851264?s=20
🤣🤣 How innovative!
— Shefali Samyal (@shefalisamyal) November 18, 2019
Happens only in Pakistan!😊
— Sajeda Akhtar (@Sajeda_Akhtar) November 19, 2019
We gonna consider this video while we have our next Tomato soup or Tamatar di khatti meethi chatni this season.
— Akhil Raj (@akhilraj_RAJA) November 18, 2019
The real highlight is the tomato in her head !
— bharath (@g_gopalan) November 19, 2019
She could freeze those tomatoes and use them for next couple of months😄😁
— Shefali Samyal (@shefalisamyal) November 18, 2019
now i have seen everything.☠☠☠☠
— अनुभव श्रीवास्तव (@ErAnubhav1015) November 18, 2019
Makes sense. Tomatoes are the most precious thing today for them…
— Bharathi Venkitaraman (@BVenkitaraman) November 19, 2019
The current situation in Pakistan is so severe that thieves have started stealing tomatoes for profit. According to local media, many farmers had started hiring guards to keep watch over their stores of tomato.
But this bride’s sassy approach to calling out the ongoing issue won our hearts. What’s the most creative protest you’ve witnessed? Tell us.
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