Viral Video: 12-Year-Old Newspaper Boy Is Winning The Internet

KTR is one of the politicians who is also active on social media and he often voices his opinions on a plethora of topics happening around. In a similar vein, a video of a 12-year-old boy from Jagtial town in Telangana has caught the attention of state minister KTR.

This viral video shows the boy delivering newspapers on a bicycle. We can also hear a passerby, who recorded the video, asking him why he was working, the boy, names Sri Prakash, said that he was working as well as studying. The boy further said that what’s wrong with working. The little one further added that he can have a better future if he works hard now.

Sharing the clip, KTR wrote, “Loved this video from Jagtial Town. This young lad a Govt school student called Sri Prakash; loved his confidence, composure and clarity of thought and expression.”

The boy said that he is studying in a government school and is a student of Class 6. After KTR shared the video, it has gone viral. The post has garnered over 200,000 views so far. The boy was later asked by media channels and he revealed that he has been a newspaper delivery boy since he was in third grade. He told even his brother worked as a newspaper delivery boy before him.

What’s applaudable is, the boy said that former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who also worked as a paperboy as a child, was his inspiration. We are truly in awe of this boy’s maturity and confidence!