Viral video: 91-year-old Indian man waters roadside plants at 4am

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The video attracted more than 143,000 views, over 16,000 likes and 2,300 retweets.

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By Web Report

Published: Sun 1 Nov 2020, 5:19 PM

Last updated: Sun 1 Nov 2020, 5:20 PM

The video of a 91-year-old Indian watering the roadside plants has gone viral on social media.

A resident of the Indian city of Gurgaon, the man gets up early every morning, at around 4am, to water the plants despite having a sore back.

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The video attracted more than 143,000 views, over 16,000 likes and 2,300 retweets on the twitter account of Nitin Sangwan, CEO of Smart City Ahmedabad.

Praise poured in for the old man for his generous work, from a large number of Twitterati. Shweta Sharma, who claims to be the granddaughter of the old man, said she had conveyed the praise lavished to her grandfather and that he is very happy about it.

Emirati businesswoman and philanthropist Sheikha Hend Al Qassimi also retweeted the viral video.

“Life on this earth is possible only when there is air and water and both these things are rare... Plant trees, save lives, make this Earth a paradise," said Arjun Prajapat, a Twitterati.

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Web Report

Published: Sun 1 Nov 2020, 5:19 PM

Last updated: Sun 1 Nov 2020, 5:20 PM

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