Columnist Shobhaa De made a fat joke about the security cover in Mumbai because of the BMC elections.
Heavy police bandobast in Mumbai today! pic.twitter.com/sY0H3xzXl3
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) February 21, 2017
While the tweet did manage to get a few laughs, the best response came from Mumbai police’s official twitter handle.
We love puns too Ms De but this one is totally imisplaced. Uniform/official not ours. We expect better from responsible citizens like you. https://t.co/OcKOoHO5bX
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) February 21, 2017
Reactions:
Sataaak…..!!!!!
Mumbai police gives it back to Shobha De 😂 https://t.co/tCm81QlmLi
— Manak Gupta (@manakgupta) February 21, 2017
Journos don’t factcheck? Never mind..she is liberal! Thanks @MumbaiPolice for ur witty “shobha” and makin our “de” pic.twitter.com/WZi9GphDcz
— Shay Zoom (@Shayzoom9011) February 22, 2017
@MumbaiPolice When I see the tweets of Shobha De, I start praying “Bhagwan isko Akal de” #GodBlessKarDe
— ™ǝʞolqʎʞuɐʍS (@NraYanReDdY) February 22, 2017
Mumbai Police burned Shobha De on Twitter. Savage af 😁😂😀👌👍
— Subhash Pais (@Subhash_ati9) February 22, 2017
@DeShobhaa u must change ur name to Shobha ‘Kuch B Bak’ De 😂😂😂
— Ansu Bhatia (@bhatia_anshu) February 21, 2017