Centre's GST earns praise and a horde of Twitter jokes
Trust the Internet to find the laughable even in the most serious, sincere and legit situations. The social media was an ocean of hilarious tweets and videos even as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee pressed the "button" to officially roll out the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) "at the stroke of the midnight hour."
While some Twitter users took the opportunity to free the "beef" of all guilt of lynchings and killings and shift the blame to the GST, some found serious logistical and syntactical issues with the abbreviation.
1. The conundrum of 18!
"Gita has 18 chapters, GST council had 18 meetings."
-PM
Thus, GST is sacred. If you don't like it, you are anti Hindu, ergo antinational" - sanjivbhatt
"Gita has 18 chapters, GST council had 18 meetings."
— Sanjiv Bhatt (IPS) (@sanjivbhatt) June 30, 2017
-PM
Thus, GST is sacred. If you don't like it, you are anti Hindu, ergo antinational.😎
2. Blame Game!
"From now onwards instead of blaming beef we request Indian Media to blame GST for all further deaths in India. Checkmate!" - SZaidHamid
"Gita has 18 chapters, GST council had 18 meetings."
— Sanjiv Bhatt (IPS) (@sanjivbhatt) June 30, 2017
-PM
Thus, GST is sacred. If you don't like it, you are anti Hindu, ergo antinational.😎
3. The issue of the garb!
"We GST noticed a historical moment." - coolfunnytshirt
We GST noticed a historical moment.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) June 30, 2017
4. GST Friendzoning you!
"Arun Jaitley: I love you
Girl : but we are GST friends" - HaramiParindey
Arun Jaitley: I love you
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) June 30, 2017
Girl : but we are GST friends
5. Oh God!
"No, God Sachin Tendulkar isn't the full form of GST." - FarziCricketer
No, God Sachin Tendulkar isn't the full form of GST.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) June 30, 2017
6. Exactly everybody's thought!
"Why no GST on Dhinchak Pooja songs Modi ji ? What's the deal ?" - TrollKejri
Why no GST on "Dhinchak Pooja" songs Modi ji ? What's the deal ?
— Arvind Kejriwal (@TrollKejri) June 30, 2017
7. Logistical issues, you see.
"People are even afraid to travel tomorrow from Meenambakkam to Nagapattinam. The road is called GST Road." - naveenarendran
People are even afraid to travel tomorrow from Meenambakkam to Nagapattinam. The road is called GST Road.
— Naveen (@naveenarendran) June 30, 2017
8. That's true, btw!
"Diwali, Holi , dusserah now the time for GST .. happy shopping" - charishman
Diwali, Holi , dusserah now the time for GST .. happy shopping
— C H A R I S H M A N (@charishman) June 13, 2017
9. English is punny language. Pun intended!
"Why are they elaborating so much on a tax? Just tell me the gst of the story." - sagarcasm
10. Hanyi!
"Amitabh in next #GST ad - "One country, One Tax, One Bank - Swiss Bank" - sagarcasm
Amitabh in next #GST ad - "One country, One Tax, One Bank - Swiss Bank"
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) June 30, 2017
-ANI
First published: 1 July 2017, 9:18 IST