Women Rush To Enter Moving Mumbai Local, Video Sparks Debate Online
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The video puts a spotlight on how normal it is for Mumbaikars to pull off such dangerous stunts.
Thousands of people take the famous Mumbai locals for commuting to various places. The local trains are the lifeline of the city and it is impossible to imagine Mumbai without its trains. Now, a video which captures a regular scenario at the local has gone viral on the internet. The clip which was posted on X, formerly Twitter by user "The Skin Doctor" shows a moving local train which was about to stop at a station. However, before it could stop, women started entering the train to save themselves a seat. You'll find this sad, scary, substandard living. But the affluent, wokes living comfortably in South Bombay glamorize this as the 'spirit of Mumbai', a 'jhunjhuna' given to the common Mumbaikars so that they feel better about their misery and don't ask for better infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/3pARetar3A
The video puts a spotlight on how normal it is for Mumbaikars to pull off such dangerous stunts. The clip has gone viral with over 89,000 views on X and has the song 'Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan' playing in the background.
"You'll find this sad, scary, substandard living. But the affluent, wokes living comfortably in South Bombay glamorise this as the 'spirit of Mumbai', a 'jhunjhuna' given to the common Mumbaikars so that they feel better about their misery and don't ask for better infrastructure," he wrote.
