New Delhi: Guess what is an average Indian’s favourite sport on Twitter? Our country’s social media users are mostly busy playing either ‘hail Modi’ or ‘troll Modi’ for a significant amount of time on Twitter. Most of them have their good days and bad. The same battle has given birth to a whole new vocabulary which includes words like ‘bhakts’ and ‘libtards’.
The Prime Minister’s fans, however, seems to have had a great weekend recently. Some prominent Twitter users took to the microblogging site to criticise certain aspects of Modi’s Europe visit, but their allegations were proven factually wrong. People familiar with Modi’s most devout fans on Twitter, you can well imagine the celebration that was unleashed on the site.
It began with columnist Mihir Sharma who posted an image of PM Modi sitting in a conference hall in France. In it, PM Modi seems to be the only one among the 16-odd people without an ear-piece in a room filled with people speaking French.
Super-PM needs no headphones translating French although all his officials do pic.twitter.com/ATgijs2rCM
– Mihir Sharma (@mihirssharma) April 12, 2015
After a few typical Twitter jokes about the PM’s superpowers, Vivek Kumar, an IFS officer who accompanied Modi to the conference, tweeted the following.
@mihirssharma Hey, I’m the guy at the far end of the table. Wanted to let you know about an invention called single ear earphones.
– Vivek Kumar (@vivx) April 12, 2015
With his tweet, Kumar became a mini celeb of sorts, and Sharma commented in jest that his “joke” was ruined.
Sigh. Joke ruined. 🙁 MT @vivx: I’m at the far end of the table. Wanted to let you know about an invention called single ear earphones.
– Mihir Sharma (@mihirssharma) April 12, 2015
However, Kumar doesn’t stop there. He had some additional advice for Sharma.
@mihirssharma Write better jokes 🙂
– Vivek Kumar (@vivx) April 12, 2015
A section of people on Twitter pounced on Sharma, tweeting out insults by attaching the controversial tag of “presstitutes”, and also comparing him to Arnab Goswami.
#ArnabGoswami has got a brother in #MihirSharma 😉 😛 pic.twitter.com/5fSQe5x7I1
– Ritesh Ranjan (@ranjanmania) April 12, 2015
What’s common btwn @mihirssharma IQ level and sonam’s bra size. Both are under 10. #[email protected]/39VVC1JnxQ
– Kathiyawadi (@doosrilife) April 12, 2015
However, Mihir Sharma wasn’t the only one being trolled on Twitter for his comments on Modi. On the same day, journalist Sagarika Ghose had tweeted that she would have liked it if Modi showcased a shawl of Indian make during his trip to France. She had assumed that the shawl Modi was seen wearing, was a Louis Vuitton shawl. Journalist Rana Ayyub was the first one to comment that Modi’s shawl was an LV.
Damier Ebene Canvas pattern Shawl from Louis Vuitton Collection! pic.twitter.com/Y8ea3DBOHk
– Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) April 12, 2015
Fashion statement by @PMOIndia with Louis Vuitton shawl in Paris…IMHO, showcasing an Indian handloom would have been even better!
– Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) April 12, 2015
However, Louis Vitton’s official twitter account later clarified that they don’t make men’s shawls, after somebody asked them about the design. The shawl is allegedly from Vimal, and available on Flipkart as well.
@Rakesh_lv Thanks for your tweet. Unfortunately, Louis Vuitton has not crafted a shawl similar to the image provided. 1/2
– LouisVuittonServices (@LVServices) April 10, 2015
LOL @sagarikaghose says Narendra Modi wore LV shawl LV says we don’t make shawls like this hahahaha
1. “Modi wearing LouisVuitton shawl!” 2. “Not ours.” ~ LouisVuitton 3. “OK, Vimal shawl!” 4. “See? Always promoting Gujarat & big biz.”
– Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) April 12, 2015
3rd day of naxals attacking BSF jawans and no one bats an eye , modi wears shawl to france and everyone loses their mind
– Singha (@heisenjit) April 13, 2015
Rare pic of Viswanathan Anand playing with Modi’s LV shawl. pic.twitter.com/D01MQlpwlz
– Ahana (@ahanaravi) April 12, 2015
Let’s see if Modi Auctions the shawl with his initials…
– Suresh INC (@srajendrn) April 10, 2015
@Pawankhera Rs 950 Shawl on flip cart. But now can fetch 9 Crores since PM Modi touched it. pic.twitter.com/R1lZGytS81
– MINI. (@monicanitin) April 10, 2015
