With thousands of people attending the swearing in ceremony of the AAP-led Delhi Government on Sunday, the small internet sensation and Delhi's famous “Baby mufflerman”, Aavyan Tomar has set a trend for a bunch of other toddlers who dressed up like Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with mufflers, maroon sweater and an eyeliner mustache grabbed the eyeballs. AAP legislatures Somnath Bharti and Raghav Chaddha were seen clicking pictures with the Baby Mufflerman.
About six toddlers were seen in the Ram lila Maidan on Sunday dressed up as CM Arvind Kejriwal and accompanied by their parents and became the cynosure of all eyes. All the infants were from the same family, who attended the ceremony.
Unable to control themselves with the overloaded cuteness of the 'Baby Mufflerman', newly elected MLAs Raghav Chaddha and Somnath Bharti stood up from their seat and were seen playing with him. The MLA's also took selfies and posted on their Twitter handle.
Aavyan Tomar, whose photo dressed up like Baby Mufflerman at Aam Aadmi party (AAP) headquarters on results day, went viral on social media, got a special invitation from AAP to attend the CM swearing in ceremony. He attended the ceremony accompanies by his parents and grabbed the crowds eye.
AAP MLAs Raghav Chadha and Somnath Bharti also were seen taking selfies and playing with Tomar.
Three brothers, Kashif, Sajid and Wajid from the Mirza family of Old Delhi brought their children. There were five others children, aged two to six years and dressed in matching maroon sweaters, black trousers and a muffler to boot.
The youngest among them, Abu Bakar, son of Sajid Mirza, 32, rode his father's shoulders as he waved a big tricolour in his hands."I am 'Kejriwal'," equipped the Abu, when asked his name, and chanted, 'Lage raho Kejriwal'.
Abbu goes to KG (kindergarten), so he is "a KGwall", Sajid said in a lighter vein. His brother, Basit, 6, the eldest among the children of the Mirza family, flashed a victory sign and showed his white 'aam aadmi' cap.
Wajid Mirza, Sajid's twin brother, also brought his two sons — Hadi (5) and Umar (3), and 35-year-old Kashif Mirza, the eldest of the three brothers, brought his son Abdullah (3), the two generations were super excited to attend the event.
"Our family supports politics which is pro-development and one which does not try to divide people in the name of religions but unite them. During campaign, so much of hatred was being spread and attempts were made to polarise people to gain votes," said Sajid.
"Should our children grow in such an environment or should they see and talk about education, health and other development metrics," he asked. The Mirza brothers run a shop of disposable products in Sadar Bazar, the business set up buy their father nearly 40 years ago.