By Arré Bench Apr. 10, 2020
Braving the stringent lockdown, a school teacher from Bodhan, Razia Begum, rode 1,400 kilometers on her scooty to bring back her son who was stuck in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. But motherly love has divided the Internet's opinion.
The coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown that followed has kept many loved ones away from their families. Parents worried about their children studying in other parts of the country, kids worried about parents who had gone for a vacation but are now stuck, couples separated because of a work project in a different city, or doctors and healthcare workers out there on duty.
Braving the stringent lockdown, a school teacher from Bodhan, Razia Begum rode 1,400 kilometers on her scooty to bring back her son who was stuck in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. A mother’s love knows no boundaries, they say.
Mom rides 1,400km on scooty to get son home
“It was not difficult,” she told reporters after reaching her hometown with her son
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— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) April 10, 2020
Razia’s son Nizamuddin had gone to Nellore with a friend last month. The friend got back, but Nizamuddin couldn’t make the return journey because of the lockdown. And in came mommy to the rescue. “I had to travel along forest area roads too. I was not scared of anything. All I wanted was to get my son back,” Razia said.
The teacher had taken a permission letter from Bodhan ACP Jaipal Reddy before undertaking the journey. She was stopped at several places but managed to convince the authorities of the necessity of the journey.
The news has divided the Internet’s opinion.
Rudyard Kipling’s “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers,” was invoked by one user.
“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers”~ Rudyard Kipling
Mom rides 1,400km on scooty to get son home https://t.co/c3mHBdv0MO
— Monica Jasuja (@jasuja) April 10, 2020
Moms are tigresses when it comes to their kids, said writer Kiran Manral.
Moms are tigresses when it comes to their kids.
"Mom rides 1,400km on scooty to get son home"https://t.co/9G2o04ZBmm— Kiran Manral (@KiranManral) April 10, 2020
A supermom in the next Avengers, anyone?
There are Moms and then there are Super Moms.
Razia from Nizamabad is the latter! What a story! Ma, Tujhe Salam! 👏🙏 “Telangana mom makes 1400-km round-trip on scooty to bring home son stranded in Andhra” | Cities News,The Indian Express https://t.co/HteWgcOW9x— Manoj Kumar (@manoj_naandi) April 10, 2020
“Ma to ma hoti hai”
The greatest Story!👌
Ma toh ma hoti hai…!#CoronaWarriors 👍💪Mom rides 1,400km on scooty to get son home
“It was not difficult,” she told reporters after reaching her hometown with her son
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— @PotholeWarriors🇮🇳 #StayHome🏘 #FeedNeedy🛵🛣 (@PotholeWarriors) April 10, 2020
Indeed, a journey of a lifetime.
Mom rides 1,400km on scooty to get son home.
Incredible journey of love and daring. Mother's love is not less than anything in the world.
I salute this brave mother, who took risk get back her son to safety.
Journey of lifetime 😍. #lockdownextensionhttps://t.co/lYH9tae011— Mohammed Khan (@4minar1) April 10, 2020
Moms=respect.
Moms. 😍🙏🏻
It was difficult on a small two-wheeler for a woman. But the determination to bring my son back overtook all my fears. I packed rotis, they kept me going. It was fearsome in the nights with no traffic movement & no people on roads – Ms Begumhttps://t.co/KC4I13QeZc
— Jithin Raj (@jithinraj) April 10, 2020
While some observed motherly love in all its glory, others questioned whether a decision of such kind should be encouraged during a lockdown.
One user invoked a personal example of how many of his colleagues are staying at hostels and PGs away from their families. If everyone’s parents were willing to travel and collect them, would the police allow it?
Razia Begum & that ACP should be punished. Can i give a list of my colleagues who are staying in hostel/PG in Gurgaon with their friends and cant go to home due to lockdown. 1/2
Mom rides 1,400km on scooty to get son home | India News – Times of India https://t.co/zyjEgU2Dje
— vishal vishnoi (@CaVishalvishnoi) April 10, 2020
Some users questioned the police, and whether granting a permission to travel 1,400 kms on a scooty, where the journey would last multiple nights was wise.
Crazy
how did police allow her to travel 1400km during lockdown?https://t.co/4Wlks4xwj5
— Sri (@srithh) April 10, 2020
While praising the valour of the mother, Sambit Patra of the BJP hinted that it might instigate many more parents to follow suit despite the lockdown, defeating its very purpose.
Every Mother can go to any extent for the well being of their Childen but with due respect I differ in glorifying this particular 1400 km drive as a great act because it may instigate many parents to follow suit despite the lockdown,defeating it’s very purpose!! https://t.co/lo9o1DwLiL
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) April 10, 2020
While the Internet debates whether it was the right thing to do or not, there is no question that the appropriate legal permission was obtained from the police before heading out. And while a mom did the best she can to get her son back, it will be for the authorities to respond, on the wisdom of the permission.
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