Angry Twitterati in Kerala launched a blitzkrieg on Twitter, with the hashtag #PoMoneModi (Get Lost Modi), after Prime Minister Narendra Modi compared the infant mortality rates among Scheduled Tribes in Kerala with that of Somalia.

This is what PM Modi said, “The unemployment rate in Kerala is at least three times higher than the national average. Infant mortality rate among the Scheduled Tribe community in Kerala is worse than Somalia.”

Modi’s comparison of Kerala with Somalia during a Bharatiya Janata Party rally in Kasargod has not gone down well with the citizens of the state. The tag #PoMoneModi, derived from Po Mone Dinesha, a dialogue in Mohalal-starrer Narasimham, was trending on the micro-blogging site with over 25,000 tweets.

Here’s how Twitterati reacted:

Kerala is India’s pride. Best gender ratio, best education statistics. #PoMoneModi

— MadUnelectableBrumby (@brumbyOz) May 11, 2016

Pic 1 : How people see me
Pic 2 : How Modiji sees me#PoMoneModi pic.twitter.com/eM8CcEyYjg

— Darth Syddius (@Syddie) May 10, 2016

In other news, Somalians attempt to trend #ThankYouModi after he compares them to Kerala #PoMoneModi

— Vishnu Prasad (@visheprasad) May 11, 2016

Po as in paw. #PoMoneModi roughly translates to “get lost Modi”. It is a rehash of Mohanlal’s dialogue in Narasimham movie: Po Mone Dinesha

— sebinaj (@sebinaj) May 10, 2016

In Kerala there is enough food for everyone. In Gujarat malnourishment is attributed to bad fashion choices. #PoMoneModi

— Entire Brumby (@brumbyOz) May 11, 2016

What #PoMoneModi trending actually looks like…… pic.twitter.com/NZDSRIx9dt

— Darth Syddius (@Syddie) May 11, 2016

When you go to a state and ask for their votes, you don’t insult them as ‘a Beemaru state’ or comparing to Somalia. #PoMoneModi

— Tinu Cherian Abraham (@tinucherian) May 11, 2016

When he hurt Bihari pride, Bihar paid him back. Now it’s Kerala’s turn #PoMoneModi

— Saptarshi Basu (@sabeaux) May 11, 2016

Comparing Kerela with Somalia is not a big issue for a PM who said about his own country: ‘Kahan Paida ho gaye Bharat Main’ #PoMoneModi

— ਮੁਜੇਮੀਲ ਹਮੀਦਨੀ (@MuzzammilAap) May 11, 2016

#PoMoneModi is a takeoff from Mohanlal’s iconic dialogue #PoMoneDinesha. #Info for #Clueless people

— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) May 11, 2016

#PoMoneModi Somalian Pirates pic.twitter.com/wxiNzhRJ1o

— krishna (@krishna16117) May 11, 2016

What else can you expect from a person who said female Malnutrition in high in Gujarat because they were dieting? #PoMoneModi

— Weed (@goonerblues) May 10, 2016

Dear @narendramodi , in your next speech, do tell the people of Kerala, where & in which jail the #ItalianMarines are lodged.#PoMoneModi

— Thakursahab (@65thakursahab) May 11, 2016

The Twitterati, mostly Congress and Leftist supporters, tweeted and re-tweeted the hashtag, berating and lampooning Mr. Modi for his remarks.