Tsarukyan was caught unawares
While the Armenian opposition was holding a meeting near the Matenadaran, the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) met the electorate of Avan and Nor Nork communes.
Before the large-scale meeting, the crowd handed hundreds of letters to BHK representatives. The letters were mostly written by elderly women who sought financial assistance from the Party. Others wrote letters on the spot and put down their contact phone numbers in the hope of a positive answer.
There were still others who tried to come up to the platform to shake hands with BHK Leader Gagik Tsarulkyan.
The latter arrived on the site in time but took great efforts to reach the rostrum. People embraced him, extended their wishes and asked him for assistance. Some even gave souvenirs to the BHK Leader.
Hardly had Mr. Tsarukyan reached the rostrum when an elderly woman said in tears. "My dear, Gago. I am Arthur's grandmother. I have come after my money."
"What money you are speaking of?" asked the BHK Leader in utter bewilderment.
The woman turned out to be demanding the money deposited in the bank before the collapse of the USSR.
"I though I owe you money!" "Tsarukyan said laughing.
Finally, Mr. Tsarukyan made his way to the rostrum and the meeting started. The BHK pledged to turn Yerevan into a city our civilians have longed for.
