Tanmay Bhat has been the number 1 trending topic in Mumbai for the last 24 hours. I mean, digital PR agencies and ‘influencers’ are actually paid to make a certain movie, hashtag, contest or a politician trend, but Tanmay has managed to do this with a Snapchat video. Yep, the same app most of us use to look like cats, dogs, swap faces with friends or just take selfies (with better filters than Instagram). The same app where people have sent unsolicited dick pics to my friends just because they happened to make their Snapchat ids public (that has surprisingly never caused outrage). Tanmay’s one video from the series of Snapstories he puts up on Sachin Tendulkar vs Lata Mangeshkar has caused such a shitstorm on social media and the news that there are now FIRs being filed against this guy. Here’s a list of the hilarious tweets I saw on Twitter about this drama.
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” ~ Voltaire (1765) pic.twitter.com/p3tSkzV8kj
— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) May 30, 2016
DOUBLE STANDARD OF #TanmayBhat EXPOSED!!! FIRST HE SAY VIRAT NOW BHARAT!! pic.twitter.com/HauDgq5twq
— Indian Nazi (@IndianNazi) May 30, 2016
5000-year old civilization. Global space and nuclear superpower. Rattled by one snapchat video pic.twitter.com/AiXtIg83WL
— IndiaExplained (@IndiaExplained) May 30, 2016
Just heard someone say “if we hadn’t reacted then Tanmay would have gone further.”And done what? Written a limerick? pic.twitter.com/a89n5oLwJ9
— Deepanjana Pal (@dpanjana) May 30, 2016
Never forget May 29, 2016 — The day AIB, Jon Snow & a Michael Scott meme made primetime Indian TV news. pic.twitter.com/ItbMfrvE7b
— Sahil Rizwan (@SahilRiz) May 29, 2016
Footage of @Riteishd and @AnupamPkher respectfully, non-offensively celebrating after teaching @thetanmay a lesson: pic.twitter.com/aIf0XYMjud
— Nirali Shah (@nirali_ss) May 30, 2016
Thank you #TanmayBhat for keeping my TL busy and #GoT spoiler free today.
— Shilpa Rathnam (@shilparathnam) May 30, 2016
Why is #IStandWithTanmay not trending yet? Also, it was easier to tweet this while sitting.
— scaryhairyman (@scaryhairyman) May 29, 2016
But when will Tanmay crack jokes on Rahul Dravid??? Real legend is always neglected in India.
— Anurag Verma (@kitAnurag) May 30, 2016
Pls take @Riteishd saying “disrespect is not cool” seriously. He totes isn’t sustained by high-budget disrespect 🙂 pic.twitter.com/DSWg97yJy6
— Rega Jha (@RegaJha) May 30, 2016
What’s really irritating me is everyone spelling his last name with a double t.
— Rohan (@mojorojo) May 30, 2016
But the best tweets belong to Bhat himself.
A snapstory is going to be on the news tonight. Congrats everyone.
— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) May 29, 2016
Roast wale din yaad aa gaye by god pic.twitter.com/VgEPkaZy9e
— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) May 29, 2016
Melissandre reference made it to local marathi channels. #globalization
— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) May 29, 2016
Please pay me @Snapchat
— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) May 30, 2016