These are some of the hilarious memes that the Twitterati have made in relation to Arnab Goswami’s claims of being present during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Arnab Goswami has always been in news, heck, he is the news, however, from the past few days, he’s been the news for all the wrong reasons. At least, Arnab would agree with us.
The Republic Editor and one of India’s loudest journalists recently revealed that while he was covering the horrific 2002 Gujarat riots, he was attacked by a mob near the state’s Chief Minister’s residence. Along with him, there were other journalists of his team and a driver. As soon as this claim break out, Rajdeep Sardesai, Arnab Goswami’s arch-rival, decided to take down Arnab with one tweet at a time.
This is the video where Arnab Goswami said that he was attacked by a mob in the 2002 Gujarat riots, however, the video has since been deleted from YouTube which tells a story of its own. However, someone posted it on their personal Twitter, so here it is.
https://twitter.com/chirag/status/910183295261933568
In his tweet, Rajdeep explained that even though the story is correct, it was not Arnab’s incident, but rather his own and that Arnab wasn’t even covering the 2002 Gujarat riots. The experience has indeed been shared in Rajdeep Sardesai’s 2014 book – The Election That Changed India.
He even said that this particular “Fekugiri” by Arnab has made him feel sorry for his profession.
Wow! My friend Arnab claims his car attacked next to CM Res in Guj riots! Truth:he wasn't covering Ahmedabad riots!! https://t.co/xOe7zY8rCp
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) September 19, 2017
Fekugiri has its limits, but seeing this, I feel sorry for my profession. https://t.co/xOe7zY8rCp
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) September 19, 2017
Senior journalists Nalin Mehta and Sanjeev Singh, who also covered the 2002 Gujarat riots, came forward with their own tweets and said the same statement about Arnab.
Amazing: becos actually this incident happened with @sardesairajdeep in Guj riots. We know cos we were there @sanjeevrsingh https://t.co/HwHyl3Peqh
— Nalin Mehta (@nalinmehta) September 19, 2017
Absolutely. @sardesairajdeep cameraman Narendra & others came back to @sanjeevrsingh office/house after incident with glass all over them. https://t.co/eflLWJgr64
— Nalin Mehta (@nalinmehta) September 19, 2017
Astonishing revelation considering Arnab wasn't in Gujarat when this incident took place with @sardesairajdeep. @bhavatoshsingh @nalinmehta https://t.co/HphTLSAs2j
— Sanjeev Singh (@sanjeevrsingh) September 19, 2017
In order to control, the already huge fire, a Republic TV employee posted a picture with Arnab Goswami and Rajdeep Sardesai in the same frame and titled it, the crew of 2002 Gujarat riots.
The crew that covered 2002 Gujarat riots pic.twitter.com/W5OEcxTZwm
— Prema Sridevi (@premasridevi) September 20, 2017
TOI reported that the incident that Arnab narrated, which actually belonged to Rajdeep, happened in the first few days of the riots breaking out in Gujarat. Arnab briefly joined Rajdeep and the team at a later stage, when the picture was actually taken.
Since all the things came clear and Arnab Goswami didn’t have something to add up to it, in order to prove his innocence, Twitter is having the time of their lives. Already a part of Twitter conversations, Arnab Goswami has now become a meme on the Internet. People are posting pictures and texts of how Arnab was present at various important incidents in the history of our country, with the hashtag #ArnabDidIt. From being one of the first journalists to go to jail during the time of Emergency, to Arnab being the one who escorted the Britishers out of India.
All these hilarious tweets will leave you in splits and trust us, there’s nothing much better than this that you can come across today.
I still get goosebumps thinking about how Arnab stared down a tank in Tiananmen Square.
— Gaurav Sabnis 🇮🇳🇺🇸 (@gauravsabnis) September 20, 2017
Arnob goswami was the first journalist who went to jail during emergency #ArnabDidIt@sanjayuvacha @sardesairajdeep https://t.co/ttgrdxXDae
— Subhash Chaturvedi (@subhash_kota) September 20, 2017
Arnab sharing a light moment with Tantya Tope pre independence #ArnabDidit 😂 😂 @autumnrainwish pic.twitter.com/awZfDpRzPC
— Luv Datta लव दत्ता #INC 🇮🇳 (@LuvDatta_INC) September 20, 2017
#NehruDi… I mean… #ArnabDidIt pic.twitter.com/4o4zXOBjZJ
— 42 🔗 (@Memeghnad) September 20, 2017
All you people trending #ArnabDidIt are just jealous pseudo-liberal sickulerati anti-nationals. The man is a goddamn superhero, OK?
OK. pic.twitter.com/IQjildJqYH— 42 🔗 (@Memeghnad) September 20, 2017
Rebel Arnab Goswami refusing to give Nazi Salute. (13 June, 1939) #ArnabDidIt pic.twitter.com/fltDVD6c6x
— नवेन्दु (@NavenduSingh_) September 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/skull_baba/status/910478397632954373
https://twitter.com/Punofgod/status/910485684497956864
When Arnab's car was stopped by a dinosaur.#ArnabDidIt pic.twitter.com/e6OegrQXMw
— Bodhisathwan (@bodyofsatan) September 20, 2017
#ArnabDidIt: (via a friend). pic.twitter.com/Qb37I2wlvv
— saliltripathi (@saliltripathi) September 20, 2017
It wasn't Jesus but Arnab Goswami who was crucified .#ArnabDidIt
— Md Asif Khan (@imMAK02) September 20, 2017
But that's not a patch on how Arnab looked Gorbachev in his eyes and said, "Tear down this wall, Mister Gorbachev!" #ArnabDidIt https://t.co/ieNC6hU5BH
— The Last Caveman (@CarDroidusMax) September 20, 2017
+ or when #ArnabDidIt against QPR at 93:20 to win the Premier League for ManCity in 2012 and the commentator went "ArnabGooooooooooo!"
— The Last Caveman (@CarDroidusMax) September 20, 2017
+ or, when he said "HOW DARE YOU call this 1 small step?! This is 1 GIANT LEAP I WILL NOT LET YOU SPEAK!" after landing the Moon #ArnabDidIt
— The Last Caveman (@CarDroidusMax) September 20, 2017
+or, when Kohli carried Arnab on his shoulders @ Wankhede saying "Arnab-paaji has carried the weight of the nation for 20 years" #ArnabDidIt
— The Last Caveman (@CarDroidusMax) September 20, 2017
+ or, when Arnab told Steve Jobs in 2005, "Wake up and smell the coffee Mr. Jobs! Feature phones are dead! Touch is the future!" #ArnabDidIt
— The Last Caveman (@CarDroidusMax) September 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/autumnrainwish/status/910458197596442624
Arnab defeated Maharana Pratap at the Battle of Haldighati (1576)#ArnabDidIt pic.twitter.com/LyYeFzmrgr
— Sahil Jain (@Awaaratweets) September 20, 2017
The Nation is dying to know where Arnab Goswami is now and whether or not he would come out to support his statement to this country.
21st September 2017
Jyotsna Amla