The news of the ban on beef in Maharashtra on Monday and the fact that anyone found to be selling beef or in possession of it can be jailed for five years and fined Rs 10,000 has resulted in the hashtag #BeefBan soaring up the trending charts on Twitter, appearing more than 22,000 times in less than 24 hours, according to the BBC.
While serious discussions and outrage about laws surrounding the ban, the politics and its historical context were very much a part of the chatter, it was also an opportunity for jokes, puns and sarcasm:
While serious discussions and outrage about laws surrounding the ban, the politics and its historical context were very much a part of the chatter, it was also an opportunity for jokes, puns and sarcasm:
So now in Maharashtra you can have a beef with someone but you can't have beef with someone.
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) March 3, 2015Beef being banned. Freedom of choice is at stake. It mince you cannot eat what you want. Phela roast gaya, Abb beef roast gaya.
— Muhammed Ali (@mark322v) March 4, 2015Vishal Dadlani goes to Leopolds : VD: dost ek beef steak dena. Waiter: Calls police. — Aniruddha Phene (@100abps) March 4, 2015Vikram Doctor: The elite can defer consumption of beef to trips abroad, it's survival of the poor that's at stake. http://t.co/se0GtL45c2 — Sonia Faleiro (@soniafaleiro) March 4, 2015More than #beefban we need to ban the stake/steak jokes — Vivek (@vivekbhandari_) March 3, 2015In Maharashtra, all chicken, goats and sheep are currently thinking - Why do gais have all the fun? #BeefBan
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) March 3, 2015The #beefban from a leader who is a load of Bull to the cows. With love!
— Arun Nambiar (@aruns_nambiar) March 4, 2015Eat Crow, not Bull #BeefBan — Ramesh Menon (@RameshMenon_) March 4, 2015A jail cell, Dec 2015: What are you in for? “I cracked a joke.” “I ate a plate of beef.” “I said Bombay in public.” “Greenpeace activist.” — Overrated Outcast (@over_rated) March 3, 2015Devendra Fadnavis: I have a dream. Of a beef-free Maharashtra. Dr Martin Luther King Jr.: Dream bigger. — RushdieExplainsIndia (@RushdieExplains) March 3, 2015A friend has invited me for a Sunday Roast lunch. I will be taking some wine and 2 FIRs. #BeefBan — Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) March 3, 2015I have a beef with you having a beef with my beef. #BeefBan — kaveri (@ikaveri) March 3, 2015Good to know a cow can now step out after dark and wear what she likes #BeefBan #MainBhiCowPlease — Neeti Palta (@neetipalta) March 3, 2015Indian government in a nutshell. #beefban pic.twitter.com/YNG9SNxgAc — Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) March 4, 2015Cows be like... #BeefBan pic.twitter.com/NRCMFH7kmW — The Ghanta Awards (@theghantas) March 3, 2015is the censor board also censoring beef on film now? will it be called *beep*? — Rosie Roti (@supriyan) March 3, 2015The #BeefBan can be discussed till the cows come home, and now they definitely will! :) — COFFEE AANI Yogesh (@damleyogesh) March 4, 2015Limited-time offer: Big stories, small price. Keep independent media alive. Become a Scroll member today!
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