Mumbai: A video of a mother reprimanding her child to learn numbers properly went viral last week. According to a report carried by a leading English daily, the child in the video is Toshi Sabri’s niece. Toshi and Sharib Sabri are Bollywood singers who shot to fame after giving their voice for the movie Raaz: The Mystery Continues.
The video was shared by cricketing stars like Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singhn who appealed to the public to not indulge in such child abuse. Sharib Sabri’s Instagram account also shows videos of the little girl, Haya, playing with her uncle.
When contacted by the English daily, singer Toshi claimed that the video was made for a personal family group on WhatsApp and his sister’s parenting skills cannot be judged based on a video.
“Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan don’t know about us. Hamare bachche ke bare mein humein pata hai naah ki hamara bacha kaisa hai! Uska nature hai waisa… Agle hi pal woh khelne chali jaati hai. Agar aap usko chod do toh woh kahengi main mazzak kar rahi thi. Uske nature ki wajah se chod denge toh woh padai bhi nahi kar paayengi. (We know about our child better. Haya’s nature is such that after being scolded, the next minute she runs off to play. But, because of her nature if we don’t push her, she won’t study.),” Toshi had told the media house.
He further claims that it was an attempt by mother to make her child study who is otherwise very stubborn. He further added that no one should form a judgement about the parenting techniques of her sister after viewing a 1.5 min video.
“Ek maa ki mamta hai, judgment nahi kar sakte hain. Jisne usko 9 months kokh mein rakha hai. Ab agar bachche zidd karenge toh unko padana likhana chod dein kya? Bachon ko paalna asaan nahi hota. (One can’t judge a mother’s love for the child by seeing a short video. If children throw tantrums, then should we stop teaching them? It’s not easy to raise children)”, Toshi said.
