Bollywood goes all out with a Bernie Sanders meme fest

It was not only Joe Biden, President of the United States of America and Vicepresident Kamala Harris, who stole the show at thelorem ipsum dolor sit ame. US Presidential inauguration on January 20. US Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, clicked sitting on a chair with his mask and mittens, became the talk of the town. It triggered a meme fest with Bollywood celebs joining the gang. The latest is actor Sidharth Malhotra, who shared two pictures on Instagram. The first shows him seated on a pink chair, the other has him standing next to a photoshopped image of Sanders on the chair. Talking about it, Malhotra laughs, “I enjoy innovative memes and when the Bernie Sanders memes began to take over the internet, I decided to join in!” Actor Gajraj Rao, who tweeted a still from Badhaai Ho (2018) with Sanders’ pic, says, “When the image from the inauguration appeared, it was so unexpected from an otherwise serious occasion, it immediately made us all smile.” Brand strategist Harsh Bijnoor feels social media managers scout for such opportunities. “The task of a social media manager is to make the [celeb’s account] relevant,” he says. Sanchita Kalra

NOTE TO READERS: Some of the coverage that appears on our pages is paid for by the concerned brands. No sponsored content does or shall appear in any part of HT without it being declared as such to our valued readers. A still from Badhaai Ho shared by Gajraj Rao, captioned: ‘Hamare ghar chhota mehmaan aane wala tha, par pehle naraaz fufaji tapak pade’

PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK Kunal Kemmu wrote: ‘Har chamakti cheez sona nahi hota ... har footballer Maradona nahi hota ... har sweet dish firnie nahi hota aur har homie Bernie nahi hota’

Sidharth Malhotra wrote: ‘Because Sanskar... #berniesanders’