<p>A little less than a year after Kanta Prasad of 'Baba ka dhaba' fame was showered with monetary support from across the country resulting in the opening of a restaurant, the 80-year-old is back at his roadside eatery, following a short and unsuccessful stint as a restauranteur.</p>.<p>“The restaurant did well in the beginning. After a while, customers stopped coming, and the expenses were a lot more than the income. I had to spend Rs 1 lakh to run the restaurant, but we were earning only Rs 30,000,” Prasad said, adding he is back at his old dhaba and is “happy” with it.</p>.<p>When asked why he decided to open a restaurant so soon after receiving the monetary support, he said he was encouraged about the idea by some social workers, including Tushant Adlakha.</p>.<p>“The social workers came and did everything. They only set up the restaurant. I did not know or understand what they were doing,” he said.</p>.<p>Prasad came into the spotlight last year when a post on social media showing him crying because of his financial woes became viral, provoking overwhelming support in cash and in kind.</p>.<p>Prasad allegedly received a total of Rs 42 lakh as help, said social worker Adlakha, who had helped ‘baba’ set up the new restaurant.</p>.<p>He however denied Prasad’s allegations about encouraging him to open a restaurant.</p>.<p>“He already had the idea. I just helped him execute what he and his sons wanted,” he said.</p>
<p>A little less than a year after Kanta Prasad of 'Baba ka dhaba' fame was showered with monetary support from across the country resulting in the opening of a restaurant, the 80-year-old is back at his roadside eatery, following a short and unsuccessful stint as a restauranteur.</p>.<p>“The restaurant did well in the beginning. After a while, customers stopped coming, and the expenses were a lot more than the income. I had to spend Rs 1 lakh to run the restaurant, but we were earning only Rs 30,000,” Prasad said, adding he is back at his old dhaba and is “happy” with it.</p>.<p>When asked why he decided to open a restaurant so soon after receiving the monetary support, he said he was encouraged about the idea by some social workers, including Tushant Adlakha.</p>.<p>“The social workers came and did everything. They only set up the restaurant. I did not know or understand what they were doing,” he said.</p>.<p>Prasad came into the spotlight last year when a post on social media showing him crying because of his financial woes became viral, provoking overwhelming support in cash and in kind.</p>.<p>Prasad allegedly received a total of Rs 42 lakh as help, said social worker Adlakha, who had helped ‘baba’ set up the new restaurant.</p>.<p>He however denied Prasad’s allegations about encouraging him to open a restaurant.</p>.<p>“He already had the idea. I just helped him execute what he and his sons wanted,” he said.</p>