Social media is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can bring instant fame and also help solve many issues, on the flip side, it can be detrimental, potentially causing significant damage to reputations, relationships, and mental well-being. The swift dissemination of information on social platforms amplifies both positive and negative aspects. Here is one such instance that made a woman a household name in Andhra and Telangana. Dasari Sai Kumari, popularly known as Kumari Aunty, has been in the news in the last few days. Well, she has a food stall in Hyderabad and its popularity has reached places due to social media.
00:00 Social media is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can bring instant fame and also help solve many issues.
00:07 On the flip side, it can be detrimental, potentially causing significant damage to reputations, relationships, and mental well-being.
00:14 The swift dissemination of information on social platforms amplifies both positive and negative aspects.
00:21 Here is one such instance that made a woman a household name in Andhra and Telangana.
00:26 Dasari Sai Kumari, popularly known as Kumari Aunty, has been in the news in the last few days.
00:31 Well, she has a food stall in Hyderabad and its popularity has reached places due to social media.
00:37 On Tuesday, Rai Durgam traffic police ordered for the closure of a stall, citing her shop as creating traffic congestion in the IT sector area near Madhapur.
00:45 Ganesh Patel, a Rai Durgam traffic inspector, told the New Indian Express,
00:49 "She has not received any permit to run the stall. It is on a footpath and many YouTubers visit the place to record videos."
00:55 The stall has caused quite a congestion in the IT sector stretch.
00:59 However, many people on social media expressed support to her.
01:02 Following the outrage, Telangana Chief Minister Revan Shetty on Wednesday directed the DGP and Urban Development Ministry to revoke their decision.
01:09 So, who is Viral Kumari Aunty from Hyderabad?
01:13 Dasari Sai Kumari started a shop in 2011.
01:16 Although she has been running the food stall for 13 years, it got widespread popularity due to social media sites.
01:22 Many food bloggers came up with videos about her shop located at the ITC Kohinoor Junction food stall.
01:28 As a result, nearly 100 kgs of cooked rice along with various non-vegetarian items have been sold here on a daily basis.
01:36 According to the reports in the Telugu media, the food stall provides a variety of offerings including rice, chicken curry and mutton curry.
01:43 Sai Kumari makes around Rs. 30,000 daily.
01:48 On the flip side, the popularity of her shop resulted in traffic jams as people parked their vehicles near her shop.
01:54 It is for this reason, the authorities had tried to close the shop.
01:58 She told The Daily, "I have been running my stall here for nearly 13 years.
02:02 IT employees and daily wage labourers consume food from my eatery.
02:06 I have even asked my customers to not park their vehicles here."
02:10 Many Tollywood actors also came out in support of Kumari Aunty.
02:13 Sundeep Kishan, expressing dismay, sees her as an inspiration for women entrepreneurs and pledges support to her.
02:19 Initially, journalist Iwaad highlighted the media frenzy around a viral troll video that contributed to her current situation.
02:25 He took to X and wrote, "Someone made a small troll video of Kumari Aunty. It went viral.
02:30 Media went crazy and now she's on the road as cops have asked her to remove her shop."
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