Delhi rains: Did you guys use boats to come here? Twitter agrees with anti-national John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry thanked the IIT students and saluted them for being there for his address despite heavy rains. Photo: AP
Delhites have not had a great week.
Incessant rains have have the city to a grinding halt. Again. Road blockages have made life hell. Again. CM Kejriwal will blame PM Modi. Again.
Whichever government we have, the ability of India's biggest cities to basically drown themselves at the first sight of rain is remarkable. It really is the enduring heritage of our 70 years of "vikas".
Another person having a weird week in Delhi is the US secretary of state, John Kerry.
Kerry is in the national capital to meet with people, strengthen ties, make Pakistan jealous and create some nationalistic headlines along the lines of, "India's international image is improving under PM Modi. Look we got United States secretary of state to visit us."
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| John Kerry's not so great a time in New Delhi. Photo: Twitter (ANI) |
Like who cares about human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir or the Dalit rights.
Right?
Well, Kerry is a cool chap and after his day was sabotaged by the rains, he reached late for his lecture at IIT-Delhi due to massive traffic jams. How could Kerry let go of finally venting out what has been simmering within - one chance, just any chance, to get back at the Indians, mildly of course. All in good humour, John Kerry basically made fun of our "vikas", and his prefatory joke with the IIT-Delhi students pretty much went viral online.
WATCH: Have you (students) come here in boats? Asked US Secretary of State John Kerry at IIT #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/K13Qav6Bx4
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 31, 2016
"You guys deserve an award for being able to get here today. I don't know if you came in boats, don't know if you took amphibious boats, but I salute you for being here," Kerry told the students at the institute.
Twitter agreed with the anti-national Kerry.
Kerry is right. Need boats here. Under the AIIMS/SAFADARJUNG flyover, right now #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/RfemtAaDvO
— Rajesh Kalra (@rajeshkalra) August 31, 2016
Maybe it's time we started buying boats in Delhi since the authorities responsible can't solve basic civic troubles! #DelhiRains
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 31, 2016
Sir @ArvindKejriwal , thank you for bringing Goa in delhi ! Love you ! #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/j18OrVWeZF
— sumit (@sumitsaurabh) August 31, 2016
you can take a horse to water, but you can't make it cross the stream :) #DelhiRains via @ndtv pic.twitter.com/i3mEfnjYZR
— Ajit Ranade (@ajit_ranade) August 31, 2016
The dryer you are, the better paid you are. #DelhiRains
— Anand Katakam (@anandkatakam) August 31, 2016
Under Duckworth-Lewis method, employees should be sent home to enjoy #DelhiRains over tea, pakoda & any other snack that goes with the mood.
— Stereotypewriter (@babumoshoy) August 31, 2016
Getting out of home seems a difficult proposition today. My society in #MayurVihar #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/HOj8HyN5SY
— Arup Roychoudhury (@aruproytweets) August 31, 2016