Bernie Sanders Inauguration Day mittens went viral on social media. While most attending the Inauguration put their best fashion foot forward, Sanders opted for a humble outfit that consisted of him wearing a short brown overcoat and brown-and-white mittens. As he was photographed sitting alone with his arms crossed, the picture quickly become fodder for memes. Now, joining the bandwagon is Kerala Tourism, which used the US politician's viral photo in their recent social media post, winning the internet. Photoshopping the 'grump chic' photo of the US Senator against the picturesque hills in Munnar adorned with lush green tea gardens, the tourism wing of the government welcomed all to the tourism destination. “Wear your warm woollen mittens and enjoy the cool crisp Munnar weather!” they wrote while sharing the meme, showing the 79-year-old politician sitting on a rock near the tea plantation. Wear your warm woollen mittens and enjoy the cool crisp Munnar weather! #changeofair #keralatourism #BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/rnE8hWampK — Kerala Tourism (@KeralaTourism) January 22, 2021 The tweet garnered a lot of attention online, leaving people on the micro-blogging site in splits. It also inspired many memers to come up with their own version to meet their entry and started a laughing riot online. Smart, swift, superb. — Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) January 23, 2021 Wow.Bernie reaches Munnar😀😀👍 — Anil Balakrishnan (@KeluNambiar) January 23, 2021 I love all of these, but #Bernie as the face of #India tourism wins — Kristin Gilliss Moyer (@kristingilliss) January 23, 2021 What an intelligent way of using the photograph in a funny way for promoting Kerala tourism ,kudos to the mind behind this tweet . — P.Mohan (@trulyMOHANN) January 22, 2021 Omg. Absolute gold 🤣🤣 — Jishnu Ramesh (@jish_r) January 22, 2021 Yay, bring it home.. 🤣 — indira parthasarathy (@daintydimwit) January 23, 2021 ✌️ pic.twitter.com/6g8kT0KNa5 — Puncturewala ☭ (@mallucomrade) January 22, 2021 And stop by the Taj Mahal on the way to Kerala pic.twitter.com/K4kuGxUK9n — Mariellen Ward (@Breathedreamgo) January 22, 2021 Been there, done that haha pic.twitter.com/2sNxf0UoKX — Siddhartha Gigoo (@siddharthagigoo) January 22, 2021 pic.twitter.com/Kx8RR4iUv1 — swaroop sankar (@swaroopsankar) January 22, 2021 pic.twitter.com/NN1AHUCLW8 — varun kaushik (@zephyricguy) January 22, 2021 pic.twitter.com/c39DhO6m1F — Cultural Ambassador Of India (@Rishiguideindia) January 22, 2021 Sanders’ mitten memes have not only left netizens in a frenzy with epic photoshop challenges happening around the world, celebrities too have joined in to share memes of their famous roles alongside the politician. Amid all the frenzy online, the Vermont Democratic Senator has reacted to everything saying he has "seen" all the memes, and said he wasn't aware his pose would create such a buzz online.
