Clip of boy running food cart after dad’s death moves Mahindra
NEW DELHI: A viral video of 10-year-old Jaspreet Singh, who sells rolls for a living after losing his father, has caught the attention of business tycoon Anand Mahindra and political leaders who have come forward to support him.
While Mahindra promised to support the boy’s education, AAP MLA Jarnail Singh promised to provide him a new cart and local BJP leader Rajiv Babbar offered to bear all expenses of Jaspreet and his sister Taranpreet Kaur till class 12.
Jaspreet and his sister have been living with their aunt as their mother decided to leave for her hometown in Punjab. The now-viral video was originally shared by food vlogger Sarabjeet Singh a week ago. It showed how Jaspreet took on the responsibility of running the food cart with his 19-year-old cousin Gurmukh Singh after losing his father to brain tuberculosis last month.
From struggling to find takers of what he believes are the “yummiest rolls” in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar market to being swarmed by customers and mediapersons on Monday, things changed almost overnight for Jaspreet. Still trying to make sense of the sudden adulation coming his way, Jaspreet told PTI
Anand Mahindra promised to extend all necessary support to Jaspreet’s education
that he aspires to become a police officer. Sharing the video on X, Anand Mahindra said, “Courage, thy name is Jaspreet. But his education shouldn’t.
I believe he’s in Tilak Nagar, Delhi. If anyone has access to his contact number please do share it.” He promised to support Jaspreet’s education. The Mahindra Foundation has already reached out to the family.