Aadhaar card for driver’s license, mobiles and mid-day meals; Twitterati wonders if it’s voluntary, mandatory or ‘voluntarily mandatory’

Be it to get a driver’s license issued or renew the existing one, or to tackle the problem of fake subscribers of mobile services, the government has come up with the plan of Aadhaar verification for all. Not just that, the government has announced that even mid-day meals at schools would now require Aadhaar card. While availing the Aadhaar card identity started off as a voluntary identification, especially with even a Supreme Court order in 2015 making it clear that the Aadhaar card could used as a voluntary identity card for five specified government programmes, the government’s move has sent the social media into a tizzy as they continue to wonder if the Aadhaar card is mandatory, voluntary or “voluntarily mandatory”.

Sample some of the tweets here.

Got it. It is compulsorily mandatory to voluntarily get yourself an Aadhaar card.

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) 22 March 2017

Was having a dream last night.
Got interrupted.
Apparently, you aren’t allowed to do that without an Aadhaar Card.

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) 5 March 2017

You need electricity, internet and aadhaar to eat lunch #aadhaarmemes pic.twitter.com/H5IMDSf80Z

— Srinivas Kodali (@iotakodali) 26 March 2017

People should ask for Aadhar card from the other person before getting into a relationship.

“Pehle aadhar, phir pyaar ”

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) 22 March 2017

Travelling in Mumbai local
TC: Ticket?
Me: 😐😐
TC: Ticket?
Me: Shows Aadhar Card.
TC: Okay GO.

— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) 27 March 2017

#AadhaarMemes pic.twitter.com/VCFRGCEJxm

— #DestroyTheAadhaar (@agarwal_mohit) 26 March 2017

#AadhaarMemes

Want popcorn?
Get #Aadhaar. pic.twitter.com/c6iZVWK1wZ

— #DestroyTheAadhaar (@agarwal_mohit) 26 March 2017

Aadhar encryption technology. #aadhaarmemes pic.twitter.com/qHhQhg9hEz

— Divyanshu (@jetsroy) 26 March 2017