Believe it or Not, Kanye West’s Keeping Count Of Amma Mata’s Hugs

In his most recent tweet, Kanye West talks about Indian guru Amma Mata and how we all ‘need hugs’.

Ever since he reactivated his Twitter account over a month back, American rapper Kanye West’s tweets have been in the spotlight.

Earlier this month, West found himself in the middle of controversy on account of his remarks on slavery and for expressing his allegiance to US President Donald Trump.

The rapper took to Twitter earlier this week and told the world how “sometimes we all need hugs”.

sometimes we all need hugs

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 21, 2018

Following the rather ambiguous tweet, West posted a picture of Indian spiritual guru, Mata Amritanandmayi, popularly known as Amma Mata along with a caption “Amma Mata had given over 32 million hugs”.

Amma Mata had given over 32 million hugs pic.twitter.com/OBotiHWZUU

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 21, 2018

Naturally, Twitter users had some thoughts about this:

“Hug Life’’!

How did she keep count?

— Swetha (@SwethaUmanath) May 21, 2018

Amma is 65 yrs old and has given 32 million hugs
That’s 32000000 hugs till date
~492307 hugs each year
~41025 hugs each month
~1348 hugs each day
~56 hugs every hour@kanyewest you sure that's the right number? https://t.co/pVBUenUgVb

— Sidhartha Shukla (@shukla_05sid) May 22, 2018

Hug life ✊🏾https://t.co/io8Agwjz2c

— Dhruva Jaishankar (@d_jaishankar) May 22, 2018

Ouch!

Like this is you really need a hug from Kanye West because you’re depressed.

— Seven. (@SilkStash) May 21, 2018

Wait. Really?

you would have to hug 2 people per minute for 12 hours a day for 61 years. With no breaks

— Scott Hoxie (@Hoxipotamous) May 21, 2018

The Real Question Remains Unanswered

How many hugs have you given kanye

— Andrew Watts (@thatswattsup) May 21, 2018

Side Note: Mata Amritanandmayi, who was born in Kerala, is revered by many and her devotees often call her the “hugging saint”.