India, Sept. 28 -- A Gurgaon-based CEO has sparked a debate after questioning the common Indian belief that parents are akin to God.

Taking to X, Jasveer Singh, co-founder and CEO of Knot Dating, argued that becoming a parent does not automatically make someone wiser, more intelligent or morally superior. "Parents are not God. Stop treating them like one," Singh wrote in his post.

Singh began by referring to the commonly heard phrase, "Maa-baap Bhagwan ka roop hote hain", arguing that parenthood should not be equated with divinity. "Becoming a parent is not an achievement. It is a biological process. Having a child does not suddenly make you intelligent, educated, wise or morally superior," he wrote.

To explain his point, Singh referre...