Netizens baffled after pictures of gold mask went viral

Coimbatore: Netizens baffled after pictures of Coimbatore-based goldsmith who has been designing face masks that have gold and silver thread on them has gone viral on social media.

Radhakrishnan Sundaram Acharya who designs the masks using thin gold and silver thread, he designed the mask to create awareness among people and emphasize the importance of wearing masks.

Tamil Nadu: Radhakrishnan Sundaram Acharya, a goldsmith from Coimbatore has designed masks using gold & silver strings. He says,"the gold mask has been made using 18-carat gold which costs Rs 2.75 lakhs& the silver mask costs Rs 15,000. Around 9 orders have been confirmed so far" pic.twitter.com/HJDIBrfDTd

— ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2020

Though each gold mask that is made using 18-carat gold costs around Rs 2.75 lakhs, Acharya said that he has so far received nine orders.

‘I’m aware that a common man cannot afford to wear these masks, but rich people can use them for royal weddings,’ he added.

You know what ?? No one wears these masks..jewellary shops know that no one will buy ..They are simply making these designs For publicity , after few days they will dissolve all the gold and make another ornament !! Sab kuch gol maal hai bhai

— Professor (@jaggu_infy) July 19, 2020

Because of of gold's attraction Covid virus may turn in mass towards this mask, better avoid this 🤣

— mkvaradaraj (@mkvaradaraj) July 20, 2020

On social media, many questioned why people would buy these masks while others questioned the effectiveness of the mask. Take a look at some of the reactions here

BC, कोरोना से बच भी जाये, पर मास्क के लिए लोग खून कर देंगे….

— Vikrant ~ विक्रांत (@vikrantkumar) July 19, 2020