Amid cash crunch, BJP MLA gifts Mercedes car to son on birthday

NEW DELHI: At a time when people are queued up outside banks and ATMs and ready to spend the night under the open sky -- because they need money which is constantly running short all across the country, a BJP legislator from Maharashtra has given a Mercedes car to his son as a birthday gift. “#HappyBirthdayto my dearest son @AumRKadam !!! This my loving gift for him,” Ram Kadam, the MLA from Ghatkopar West, wrote on twitter while flaunting the expensive gift.

#HappyBirthday to my dearest son @AumRKadam !!! This my loving gift for him !!! pic.twitter.com/yb0GvlZj9V

— Ram Kadam (@ramkadam) November 19, 2016

As soon as Kadam, who was earlier with Raj Thackeray's party MNS, tweeted the photo, the micro-blogging website users started raising their concern. Many questioned the source of Kadam's income while others asked whether his son, who appears to be a minor, would be eligible to drive or not. “BJP MLA giving his minor kid a Mercedes on his birthday and putting it on Twitter ! Big brother is watching,” Harsh Goenka, chairman of the RPG Enterprises, tweeted.

BJP MLA giving his minor kid a Mercedes on his birthday and putting it on Twitter ! Big brother is watching. https://t.co/Zs9fK9QUgF — Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) November 24, 2016

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

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

@ramkadam @AumRKadam Please justify and declare source of this money Mr Kadam. Ek toh minor, upar se ye car.. kahaan se justify kiya jaaye! — Neha Rao (@TheSocialVogue) November 24, 2016

While soldiers are standing in the border and dying, @ramkadam ??https://t.co/N7WEFKoQL1 — Nilim Dutta (@NilimDutta) November 24, 2016

@ramkadam Best wishes for him but he seems minor and must be discouraged from driving. Arrange a Driver, to make sense. @nihang @AumRKadam — Daljeet Singh (@daljeet_DS) November 24, 2016

@ramkadam He is a kid> a car is not a toy ! Is a lethal killing machine in the hands of kids ! Be a responsible Dad 4 Gods sake ! — Jasumati (@JasumatiPatel) November 24, 2016