“Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people - Warren Buffett'. Mohammed Yaseen appears as any regular kid, but he possesses something that not even the best of men does – the gift of honesty. The young boy from Erode, a municipality in Tamil Nadu depicted a rare act of virtue that left none other than superstar Rajinikanth. Yaseen who had found a bag containing Rs 50,000 chose to return to its rightful owner. Mind you, he belonged to an economically backward family, but that didn’t deter him from doing what is right. Mohammed Yaseen’s honesty was not only acknowledged, but the actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth offered to help him with his educational expenses.

Ramesh Bala, an entertainment industry tracker, shared pictures of Rajinikanth meeting young Yaseen at a felicitation ceremony held in honour of the boy’s remarkable deed. Bala captioned the image of the boy sitting on Rajinikanth’s lap by writing, “#Superstar @rajinikanth met the #Erode Kid #MohammedYaasin who handed over ₹ 50,000 he found near his school to Police Authorities.. #Superstar is very impressed with the kid's honesty and assured financial help for his future studies..”

Mohammed Yaseen’s parents were also present at the event. The boy’s mother and father looked proud of their son’s deed as Rajinikanth also met them. It was so pleasing to see the South Superstar who is admired by millions across the globe be mighty impressed with the young kid.

Rajinikanth was quoted saying about Yaseen, “What honesty. Despite being from a poor family, he said, ‘this is not my money’ and handed over to the police.” The superstar further made a heart-warming statement, "I will take care of his entire educational expenses, whatever field he wants to pursue. I will consider him to be my son."

The Kaala actor was beaming with pride narrating to the reporters how Yaseen had told ‘This is not my money' before handing it over to his school principal who took him to hand it over to the police. Yaseen had found a bag containing cash near a bush close to his house in Erode. Without having a second thought of keeping it with himself, the boy rushed to take the matter to his school authorities. Just like Rajinikanth, we are also simply blown away by the little boy’s act of honesty.

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