If you are a history buff, then you must be quite familiar with the historic battles fought in Panipat or Haldighati, but for social media users, there is another battle that has become iconic for the meme material it gave. Two years to this day, the ‘battle of Baghpat’ was fought in the small town in UP between two groups of chaat sellers. A fight between the two groups had broken out over customers and one man among them stood out for his henna-streaked hair. The man named Harendra, dubbed ‘chacha’ by social media users, became fodder for memes as he was also the most active participant in the street brawl. On the second anniversary of the epic battle, social media users recalled the fight that gave them many reasons to smile. In the video, several men fought with sticks and rods as passers-by stood in disbelief. The fight seemed like a scene straight out of a Bollywood film in the ’90s and many users also added dramatic music to the clip. An edited video of lightsabers replacing the sticks and rods to give the fight a Star Wars makeover also trended. Netizens recalled the iconic fight with funny memes. Today is the 2nd anniversary of this epic battle of Baghpat ⚔️🔥pic.twitter.com/CnTBy8XVZP — International President of Rashtriya Cenadal (@SirUndertaker) February 22, 2023 Why is this better than all actual Star Wars fight scenes? 😭😭pic.twitter.com/Wv8m4XjBPf — Saib Bilaval (@SaibBilaval) February 22, 2023 Battle of Baghpat was fought two years ago. Brave, determined fighters. Never give up attitude. Came back up after being down and out. Heroes. pic.twitter.com/2Pe7yWSf2f — Amil Bhatnagar (@AmilwithanL) February 22, 2023 Two year ago, the First Battle of GolGappe & Chaat was fought in Baghpat.. pic.twitter.com/uST4KuCBWI — زماں (@Delhiite_) February 22, 2023 The fight broke out between the two groups of chaat sellers called Shiv Chaat Bhandar and Nav Durga Chaat Bhandar on a crowded street whimsically named Atithi Bhawan. The brawl became viral after a local journalist, who was hit on his right hand by a rod, shot the video. Eight people from both sides were arrested and charges, including attempt to murder, were slapped on them. The matter had even reached the state police headquarters in Lucknow.
