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In Twitterverse, who could be the next talking point is hard to gauge. From punny tweets sent out by Mumbai Police to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s tweets that send Tweeple running for dictionaries – a lot can happen with 280 characters. Sometimes it could grab the attention of trolls and lead to embarrassing moments, while at other times some otherwise non-threatening, and incomplete tweets could lead to a huge buzz. Remember the ‘NO’ tweeted out by GST’s official Twitter handle? Often, even some serious thought could provoke hilarious reactions. Something similar happened when actor Rajkumaar Rao took to Twitter and wrote a contemplative post, “What if there were no surnames in the world..”
However, the Trapped actor’s tweet did not start a serious discussion or debate as one would have imagined. Though some tried somber answers like, “Be the change you want to see in the world”, or there would be no “Nepotism”, others did not follow.
Thanks to comedians on Twitter it led to something very funny. So much so that even UIDAI was dragged into it, because why not. Comedian Sorabh Pant gave a tongue-in-cheek reply to Rao’s tweet: “I wouldn’t be able to wear mine,” Pant wrote and then it all led to some more puns and jokes. Sample these.
https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/956864897265975296
https://twitter.com/anuraag_saxena/status/956855699673292800
https://twitter.com/tushartweets13/status/956864528184000513
https://twitter.com/iamSunil_G/status/956806461132177409
https://twitter.com/Kandhaewalebaba/status/956923072191385600
https://twitter.com/LamheChurake/status/956823769296789505
And here’s UIDAI’s reply when someone asked for its assistance in this matter:
However, there were some who pointed out how he changed his surname from Yadav to Rao and added an extra M in his name.
https://twitter.com/crashhgate/status/956856991904747520
https://twitter.com/Virupaajii/status/956841597143990272
