When Mahatma went missing from Rs 2,000 note, Twitter seized the day
Unlike most of us who have spent hours standing in ATM queues and still not been lucky enough to lay our hands on the Rs 2,000 bill, some farmers in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district managed to withdraw cash. However to their utter surprise, the much sought after currency note did not have the smiling face of Mahatma Gandhi on it.
Confused, they thought the notes were counterfeit, but were assured by State Bank of India officials they they were not fake and there might have been some printing glitch.
While the banks took back the notes, Twitteratti did not leave the ocassion to hit out the government’s November 8 decision to ban high value currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.
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The demonetisation drive has had its share of glitches, with both men and machines going cashless. It was then the unusual colour and size of the Rs 2,000 note that became the butt of many jokes on the social media.
There were also news of the new note bleeding colour when put under water or rubbed.
Twitterati as usual sprang to action and explained away why the "Gandhi-mukt notes" are a perfectly reasonable and logical result of PM Modi government’s demonetisation move.
No Twitter outrage is complete without bad puns.
Of course. Mahatma Gandhi would have disapproved of the 2000 rupee note.He specifically said - Be the change you want to see. https://t.co/4WBgKzoDAS
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) January 5, 2017
Bapu change lene gaye hai. pic.twitter.com/ycUDgd9oYH
— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) January 5, 2017
Baapu ke naam par safaai karte karte, baapu ko hi saaf kar diya. pic.twitter.com/iAsSuMBEGO
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) January 5, 2017
Mahatma Gandhi walks out of new Rs 2000 note to protest against Modi's #DeMonetisation..!! ???????? https://t.co/zPXXTiFzED
— Vismay (@vismayshah) January 5, 2017
Still a better love story than Twilight.
Rs 2000 note to Mahatma Gandhi: You complete me ???? pic.twitter.com/YyLlT6psw3
— Rohitav Sharma (@rohitavsharma) January 5, 2017
Gandhi ji looking for his pic in ₹ 2000 note.. pic.twitter.com/lTdJbm8BAk
— PhD in Bak*****!! (@Atheist_Krishna) January 5, 2017
Gandhi ji vanished from ₹ 2000 note after watching Rahul Gandhi standing in ATM line. pic.twitter.com/GmxVyA8kfs
— PhD in Bak*****!! (@Atheist_Krishna) January 5, 2017
Bapu sehat ke liye haanikarak hai: Twitter in splits after Mahatma Gandhi goes missing from Rs 2000 note
— #MGWV #F4F #Follow (@MechanicalBaba) January 5, 2017
: Meanwhile Mahatma Gandhi goes missing from 2000 Rs Notes, Savdhan India and CID taking a 'note' of it :D
— Abbas Khambati (@Abbas67) January 5, 2017
#DeMohanetisation pic.twitter.com/CqO9QzyWbm
— Drunk BATMAN (@Caped_Humor) January 5, 2017
2017 is definitely turning out to be the year of retirements.
MS Dhoni Quits Captaincy. MK Gandhi quits 2000 Note. 2017 is all about Quitting.
— Nirav (@nirav_lalan) January 5, 2017