PM Modi's Independence Day speech slurring sparks online trolling
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech delivered from the iconic Red Fort has sparked a wave of online trolling across various social media platforms, particularly Twitter. The trolling ensued due to instances of slurring and mispronunciation that occurred multiple times during the address on Tuesday, August 15.
PM Modi's speech, traditionally a significant event on India's calendar, took an unexpected turn as he stumbled over words, leading to an influx of humorous posts on social media. Netizens wasted no time in capitalizing on the moments of slurring, seizing the opportunity to create a slew of witty and light-hearted content.
Numerous Twitter users took to their accounts to craft cleverly phrased comments and captions, leveraging the Prime Minister's slurring to craft humorous narratives. The platform was abuzz with users sharing memes, and quips, all centered around the instances of mispronunciation.
A compilation video capturing the various instances of slurring throughout the speech quickly gained traction on Instagram and Twitter. The video's viral nature further fueled online trolling, with users leveraging the medium to share their creative takes on the situation.
Among the comments, one user humorously quipped, "Looks like even autocorrect would be confused after this speech!" Another user posted, "PM Modi just gave us a new word: 'slurricane' – a speech that slurs like a hurricane!"
Blunder speech compilation of India's biggest blunder..
— Spirit of Congress✋ (@SpiritOfCongres) August 15, 2023
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LIVE | Election Results of five states 2026
New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in five states that have captured the attention of people across the country.
The counting of votes for the Assembly constituencies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry will begin simultaneously at 8 am, and the fate of candidates in a total of 824 constituencies will be decided shortly.
The counting of postal ballots will take place first, followed by the counting of EVM votes in several rounds.
â–º AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Edappadi constituency
â–º In Puducherry, BJP is leading in 3 seats.
â–º In Assam, BJP is leading in 56 seats, while Congress is leading in 12 seats.
â–º Suvendhu Adhikari leads in both Bhabanipur and Nandigram
â–º West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Bhabanipur constituency
â–º Bhupen Borah, who recently left Congress and joined the BJP, is leading in Assam’s Bihpuria constituency
â–º Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in Jalukabari constituency
â–º BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is leading in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituencyFive-state elections: Postal vote counting begins
â–º TMC, BJP lead in one seat each in West Bengal
â–º In Tamil Nadu, DMK leads in 3 constituencies, while TVK leads in 1
â–º UDF leads in 5 seats in Kerala, BJP in 1, LDF in 1
â–º BJP leads in 2 seats, AIUDF in 1 in Assam
â–º AINRC leads in 1 constituency in Puducherry
â–º TMC leads in 5 seats in West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee’s party maintains initial lead
â–º Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads in Kolathur
â–º BJP takes early lead in Assam
â–º Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala
â–º Tamil Nadu, TVK chief Vijay leads in the Perambur constituency, lags in Tiruchirappalli South
â–º BJP leads in 10 seats in Assam
â–º LDF candidate V.P.P. Mustafa leads in the Thrikkaripur Assembly constituency
â–º Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 14 seats, TMC in 12 seats, Congress in 2 seats
â–º Out of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK is leading in 15 seats, AIADMK is leading in 5 seats, TVK is leading in 2 seats
â–º Out of 126 seats in Assam, BJP is leading in 31 seats, Congress in 4 seats, AIUDF in 2 seats.
â–º Out of 30 seats in Puducherry, NRC+ is leading in 3 seats, Congress in 2 seats, TVK in 1 seat.
â–º Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suffers a setback in theBerhampore constituency in West Bengal.
