Amidst the rumble of grumbles and paeans of praise for India's Prime Minister Modi's swift and sudden demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the Prime Minister's nonagenarian mother Hiraba sets an amazing example of patience and adherence to rules. Prime Minister Modi's 96 year old mother Hiraba withstood a long queue in her village of Gandhinagar battling the heat to exchange her old high currency notes.
The Nation's Mother Hiraba in a wheelchair was accompanied by relatives, as she came to a local Bank branch of Oriental Bank and got notes worth Rs 4,500 exchanged. She got the mandatory form filled and put her thumb impression on the form to exchange the notes.
During the past week people from every walk of life have sprinted to local Banks to deposit, exchange and withdraw money. People are hard pressed to withdraw money for their daily basic expenses. Many have well and truly weathered the blistering heat and test in patience albeit not too calmly. Against this backdrop the Prime Minister's mother stands out as a shining example of following rules in a Democracy where all the people are supposed to be equals.
Can one then lose faith in the action taken by the son of such a lady?
