Vijay Mallya, former Kingfisher boss and one of the biggest corporate loan defaulters in India, was arrested by Scotland Yard inspectors in London on Tuesday. The arrest was made following a request made by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate. While Mallya got bail within a few hours, after being produced in the Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Twitterati had a field day on this topic.
From hilarious reaction tweets to Bollywood-inspired gifs and memes, the Twitterverse showed off its clever side. Here is a look at some of the reactions shared on the microblogging site.
THE JINGLE BACKFIRE
As vijay Mallya has been arrested in London.Favourite song of SBI right now "Ooo la la la le aao"
— Sonu chewing gum (@WaizArd20) April 18, 2017
THE K3G INSPIRED TWEET
Vijay Mallya arrested in London; may soon be extradited to India!
— Sarcastic Indian (@realRohitVerma) April 18, 2017
SBI right now :#VijayMallya #IsleOfFortune #YeJawaaniTeri #GoOutAndBe pic.twitter.com/roMh9coNjd
THE CELEBRATION DANCE
Banks after #VijayMallya's #London Arrest news pic.twitter.com/n4DISKhDd6
— TheFrustratedIndian (@FrustIndian) April 18, 2017
THE CONSIDERATE POSTER
Please don't be cruel enough to celebrate Vijay Mallya's arrest by drinking KingFisher beer #VijayMallya
— Hari Prabhakaran (@HariPrabhakaran) April 18, 2017
A bunch of posters also took over son Siddharth Mallya’s Instagram photo from the Coachella festival in the US, by writing comments about his father’s arrest. Many on Facebook shared a grab of a specific comment that read, “Tu CoaChalla Dad Jail Challa @sidmallya.”
Soon after getting bail, Mallya took to Twitter to hit out at the Indian media, saying: “Usual Indian media hype. Extradition hearing in Court started today as expected (sic).” But that did not stop the Twitterati from going on with the hilarious reactions!
SAB HERA PHERI HAI!
@TheVijayMallya Indian banks when they heard Mallya got bail after arrest ! pic.twitter.com/sTbjEcClDM
— sumit (@sumitsaurabh) April 18, 2017
AAO KABHI HAVELI PE
@TheVijayMallya Meanwhile all red-faced journalists be like~ pic.twitter.com/0etN8fA0CB
— Yogi Adityanath (@asunanda50) April 18, 2017
More golden memes that were widely shared:
BIDDING FAREWELL TO ALL HATERS
TERA BHAI OPENING KAREGA
Virat: Waah, Itni jaldi bail ho gaya?
— Jainish Vora (@jainishvora9) April 18, 2017
Mallya: Isi khushi me aaj tera bhai opening karega.#VijayMallya#RCBvGL #IPL pic.twitter.com/hrb0W9W04n
SPEED READING
#Mallya's bail was quicker than
— ੴ Dinesh Singh ੴ (@_dineshtweets) April 18, 2017
"Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks, read all documents before investing"#VijayMallya
SALMAN BHAI’S SECRET
(Arrested in morning)
— Adwait (@abtapale) April 18, 2017
Vijay Mallya : Hello Salman!! tera secret bata?
Bail Granted.#VijayMallya pic.twitter.com/DaEJJXUuxl
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