From political satire to cricket and Bollywood spoofs, Twitter in India is rife with parody accounts that offer a humorous take on current events and popular culture. Follow these accounts for their funny perspective of everyday life in the country -- in less than 140 characters.
RoflGandhi_
Named after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, this account criticizes everything related to politics.
If Badal is Mandela then opium is freedom.— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) October 11, 2015
ModiDoesThings
Along the lines of the global meme, this account’s sardonic tweets focus on the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling government.
PM Modi: Like butterflies flit from one flower to another, our government too shall move from one slogan to the next https://t.co/KpMmvOtfMV— Modi Does Things (@ModiDoesThings) June 25, 2015
NorinderMudi
Yet another parody account of India’s Prime Minister, Norinder Modi cracks jokes about his speeches, policy and love of the Gujarati dish dhokla, all in SMS lingo.
taht awkwerd momunt wehn parleemint iz moer civilized than kirket fanz— Norinder Mudi (@NorinderMudi) October 5, 2015
fakeriwal
A caricature of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, this account lampoons Aam Aadmi Party's internal conflicts, statements and policies.
The way Lalit Modi is going around, making accusations and all.. I'm getting slightly worried he might become the next CM of Delhi.— Kejriwal's Diary (@fakeriwal) June 30, 2015
3DArnab
Indian television news anchor Arnab Goswami's aggressive debating style has spawned a sub-culture of memes and fake Twitter accounts such as this one.
Indian Society has grown so much, we've come a long way from discussing "what women should wear?" to discussing "who should eat what?"— Arnab Goswami (@3DArnab) October 3, 2015
SirJadeja
Created soon after his promising debut in 2012, Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s social media parody is more famous than his actual achievements on the field. While Jadeja hasn’t played for the national team in a while, the account continues to comment on ongoing matches and exaggerate his supposed greatness.
No Sir Jadeja, No Win Know Sir Jadeja, Know Win. ;) #INDvSA— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) October 11, 2015
LOLendraSingh
The parody account of India’s ODI cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni tweets about cricket, Bollywood and general news.
Rohit Sharma has found formula of success: Run your partner out and then make his share of runs too.— LOLendra Singh (@LOLendraSingh) October 2, 2015
bobbydeol_
This account is a hilarious tribute to star son and one-time Bollywood actor Bobby Deol’s acting skills and failed career. While Deol is not on Twitter, this parody’s self-deprecatory humour relives his movies and songs.
I don't even know where the camera is. Explains my movies. pic.twitter.com/1Lzzr8mLw0— Bobby Deol (@bobbydeol_) August 19, 2015
VintageBollyRxn
This account explains everyday situations in India through its mash-up of vintage Bollywood movies with hilarious results.
When its Friday and the boss asks if you can stay late for urgent work pic.twitter.com/vHFZzajTyj— VintageBollywoodRxns (@VintageBollyRxn) August 28, 2015
MedievalRxnsIN
An Indian version of @MedievalReacts, this account makes clever use of Indian historical paintings to describe everyday Indian problems.
Political discussions on Twitter pic.twitter.com/biYZv5hRZT— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) July 29, 2015