Modi flood photo memes drown Twitter
India's state-run Press Information Bureau is facing online mockery after tweeting an edited image of PM Narendra Modi surveying deadly Chennai floods.
The bureau initially retweeted the prime minister's photo of himself looking through a plane window, with submerged fields and buildings visible.
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The second tweet was deleted but not in time to prevent social media ridicule.
The PIB has made no public comment yet.
Modi flew to Chennai (Madras) in Tamil Nadu state on Thursday to see the damage caused by the widespread flooding, which has left more than 260 people dead since last month.
A large-scale rescue operation is under way, amid neck-high water in some areas.
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We are all pained by the devastation in TN. Took stock of the damage, on the ground & through an aerial survey. pic.twitter.com/veEdDipooV
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 3, 2015[/twitter]
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It was someone's last day at work today at @PIB_India LOL What an idiotic thing to do.Pls apologise to @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/188UC2drw4
— José Covaco (@HoeZaay) December 3, 2015[/twitter]
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Modi ji in chennai Photoshop pic.twitter.com/sI2ag37mgU
— Barkha Shukla Singh (@BarkhaShukla45) December 3, 2015[/twitter]
While some saw the deleted tweet as light relief, others criticised it as inappropriate amid the tragedy. Others also shared their own edited Modi pictures.
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Kejriwal surprised Modi by doing aerial survey of flooded chennai !! #PhotoshopSarkar pic.twitter.com/K3vvmiHVro
— SparklingStars (@Myth_busterz) December 4, 2015[/twitter]
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Modi Bhai..maggi chhod ye khaaaa gaumutra wala noodles #PhotoshopSarkar pic.twitter.com/wsLdsb49KY
— Vinay Dokania (@vinaydokania) December 4, 2015[/twitter]
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modi doin aerial survey of hollywood pic.twitter.com/AQq32yL7Pb
— Vinay Dokania (@vinaydokania) December 4, 2015[/twitter]
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Narendra Modi returns to India to get his clothes washed: Tejashwi Yadav https://t.co/aC81tF1dMd … #PhotoshopSarkar pic.twitter.com/1LQhSWfh3c
— Vinay Dokania (@vinaydokania) December 4, 2015[/twitter]
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Narendra Modi surveying the damage being caused by Indian Bowlers #IndvsSA #indvsa #modi #feku #modifail #delhi pic.twitter.com/434GaEopck"
— sameerr aftab (@smrr19) December 4, 2015[/twitter]
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How modi ji found out that he has reached Russia... #PhotoshopSarkar pic.twitter.com/wsnAJ06NyF
— SparklingStars (@Myth_busterz) December 4, 2015[/twitter]