Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Iconic Car Stolen In Capital, Twitterati Sympathised With Jokes And Memes
Making or creating a joke is a bit tough task for many. One needs to have an idea, a punch line to create a joke. But when it comes to Indian politicians, this process becomes damn simple for anyone. Content is delivered at your doorstep in the form of things that they say or things that happen with them.
For example, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He has been on the radar of trollers, and his actions/words have more potential for jokes than an entire episode of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Kejriwal is in the news yet again, and this time for a rather miserable reason. It is his iconic blue Wagon-R. The car got stolen near Secretariat yesterday afternoon (October 12).
The Wagon R, gifted by an Indian living abroad, was dubbed the “AAP Mobile” and got plenty of mileage in the news when the Chief Minister used it to camp and sleep in during a controversial protest against the Delhi Police in 2014.
The blue car was used by the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP to demonstrate its commitment to fighting VIP culture and of standing with the little guy. It was used by Mr. Kejriwal during his campaign for the first election he contested; it remained his vehicle of choice when he was first made Chief Minister.
While the chief minister has made no direct comment on the situation yet, he did retweet a remark questioning the Delhi Police’s alertness.
Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Blue Wagon R stolen near Secretariat; FIR registered (File pics) pic.twitter.com/SBUD4Gx6g7
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2017
Following reports of the car going missing, the Aam Aadmi Party took a veiled dig at the Centre saying that Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, who reports to the central government, “should focus more on law and order” in the national capital than on “holding up files”.
People on the internet, who earn validation through jokes, pounced on this opportunity. Memes and jokes started flowing across the internet and here are some of the funniest ones:
Twitter Reactions:
Ashutosh : Aapse milna hai
Arvind Kejriwal: Gaadi toh chori hogayi hai ab driver ki zaroorat nai hai.— Akshay Jain (@AkshayKatariyaa) October 12, 2017
Arvind Kejriwal’s car has been stolen. Sadly, they are unable to trace the car because Kejriwalji failed to install CCTV cameras in Delhi.
— Anshu Mor (@anshuMor) October 12, 2017
Kejriwal’s car wouldn’t go far. The thieves wouldn’t know that it runs on Raaita and not petrol. pic.twitter.com/wY11O59jUg
— Aladdin (@Alllahdin) October 12, 2017
Kejriwal’s Wagon R is stolen near Delhi Secretariat. Check those 150000 CCTVs which AAP govt installed in all Delhi. And Modi must resign !!
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) October 12, 2017
Why are they worried about Kejriwal’s car getting stolen ?Wherever the thieves will take, it will automatically take a U-turn & come back.
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) October 12, 2017
Kejriwal made it to the Guinness Book of World Records, He is the first Chief Minister whose vehicle has been stolen, Revolution has begun.
— Bhaiyyaji (@bhaiyyajispeaks) October 12, 2017
Just leaving this out there… The Wagon R is also out there… Somewhere https://t.co/nOCRI5yQlA
— Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) October 12, 2017
The thief seriously lacks ambitions https://t.co/UwkTftVVFF
— A La’ Vile De Satara (@AdvancedMaushi) October 12, 2017
Arvind Kejriwal right now pic.twitter.com/k53t1AaQqa
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) October 12, 2017
Ab CM sir odd day pe bhi paidal, even day pe bhi paidal. https://t.co/I8ixDtZ64L
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) October 12, 2017
Kejriwal’s blue WagonR had become synonymous with his ‘common man’ image. These days, it was being used by a functionary of the AAP’s media cell.