He may have been inspired from Hangover 3, where Alan takes a selfie next to his father's framed memorial photo at the funeral, but that just doesn't justify this act.
A Sri Lankan man shared a selfie on Facebook, posing next to his deceased uncle. And, that didn't go down well with the social media.
Finally, he took down the post after the bashing.
Psychologists have argued that taking 'selfies' maybe because of very low self-esteem or narcissism. We can't say we are very sure about the low self-esteem bit though, given President Obama and other world leaders have also succumbed to the same.
Here's our pick of the most inappropriate selfies:
Barack Obama's selfie at Nelson Mandela's funeral tops the list.
The world's most powerful man was spotted taking a selfie with UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt at Nelson Mandela's funeral. That too, didn't go down well with social media.
The Pamplona Bull Run 'selfie man'
A daredevil participant in the running of the bulls festival in Spain took an extremely dangerous selfie by snapping himself inches from a group of charging animals. The man was taking part in the San Fermin festival, in which the bulls charge through the street of the Spanish city of Pamplona on eight consecutive days.
Selfie in Front of Moving Train
Recently, Three Indians were killed by a speeding train trying to pose for a selfie in front of the moving train.
The Gun Selfie
A 21 year old Mexican man tried to pose with a gun and take a selfie. Instead, he shot himself accidently and died.
When Your Pregnant Teacher is in Pain
Malik Whiter, a Florida student took a selfie, smiling from ear to ear, with his pregnant teacher Susana Halleck in the background while she suffered from contractions. He then posted the picture on Twitter.
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