Family ties are in tatters as a girl from an Odia household in Bhubaneswar has rejected the friend request of a distant uncle on Facebook.

Extended relatives from all across India have already booked tickets and are on their way to Bhubaneswar to address this grave issue. The girl in question, a 22-year-old Shweta Mohanty, reckons that there is absolutely no need for relatives who she sees once every two years to pry on her life through social media.

This understandably has not gone down well with her family who still believe in the bullshit notion that every distant cousin, uncle, aunty, matters.

“Why would I add some distant relative on Facebook?” asked Miss Mohanty. “I drink, I smoke, I go to pubs with my gals. Tell me why would I let judgemental relatives on social media to pry on me?

“They will see me drinking a glass of wine, and given how Indian gossip works, by the time it reaches my mom and dad it will have miraculously turned into cocaine.”

Miss Mohanty remains adamant that she would never add anyone from her family on social media.

Meanwhile, we reached out to the relative in question for a quick interview.

“Kids these days are so self centred,” said the 53-year-old uncle who can’t begin his day before sending 129 ‘Good Morning’ photos on WhatsApp.

“So what if I am her father’s first cousin’s third cousin? We are still a family.”

Miss Mohanty has reportedly blocked the man for continued harassment.

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