North Korea has a small but growing Mother’s Day holiday but despot Kim Jong-un is concerned the ‘I love you’ messages attached to bouquets of flowers are threatening his power.
In the rogue state, the three Kim leaders have all demanded unwavering, almost God-like support and adulation during their reigns - and the current dictator believes his leadership is being undermined.
One source within North Korea said the loving messages children are sending to their mothers are seen as “encroaching upon the significance” of Kim, and the memory of his father and grandfather.