2016 Rewind: What Kept The Trolls Busy

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    • Publish Date: Dec 29 2016 4:30PM
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    • Updated Date: Dec 29 2016 4:30PM
2016 Rewind: What Kept The Trolls Busy

Internet trolls kept the social media abuzz in 2016 and spared none -- be it Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, cricketer Mohammad Shami or even 'Saifeena' -- unleashing posts and memes that ranged from controversial to hilarious to bizarre.

Demonetisation was one of the most trending topics of the year 2016. Following its announcement on November 8, Twitter went into a meltdown and within hours, trolls produced a goldmine of memes and posts on the social media.
 

 
A meme showed Modi's face photoshopped on a painting of French Queen Marie Antoinette with a caption reading Modi Antoinette. It said, "If they don't have notes, let them use plastic."
One Karthick posted, "The volume of memes generated within 1 hour of PM's announcement shows that unemployment is a bigger problem than black money," alluding to the number of posts and memes that surfaced online post demonetisation.

 
Recently, Shami was attacked by trolls after he posted a picture with his wife Hasin Jahan, who was wearing a sleeveless gown. They asked him to ensure that his wife is dressed modestly in a hijab. However, other social media users, including cricketer Mohammed Kaif, lyricist Javed Akhtar and his actor son Farhan came to Shami's defence. Kaif tweeted a screenshot of the critical comments saying, "The comments are really really Shameful. Support Mohammed Shami fully. There are much bigger issues in this country. Hope sense prevails."

Similarly, Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan came under fire from social media users over naming of their newborn son, Taimur. People took umbrage saying it was the name of a Turco- Mughal emperor who invaded India in the late 14th century. They also called for boycott of the actors' films and compared Taimur to Adolf Hitler and Osama bin Laden.
 
Lately, even political leaders seem to have taken to trolling people. Rahul Gandhi, who himself is a frequent target of trolls, took a dig at the government over the frequent changes in policies following demonetisation. He posted a picture of a pole with a cluster of traffic lights, saying, "Government orders after demonetisation."Soon after the post, a parody account of the Congress leader, @RoflGandhi_, tweeted, "Bhai thoda sa toh gap rakho apne aur mere account mei." (More) PTI 

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Ritvik Baweja BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (PITAM PUR

Well, this abuzz of hilarious trolls really constitute 2016

Karthik vr PARAMA BHATTARA KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

Troll is LOL.

Aadrit Banerjee Apeejay School Salt Lake

Quite funny and hilarious..... hahahaha 😂😂😂

KAVYASRI R M Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

These memes were hillarious.They made even the worser situations funny.

Aditi Sahi D C MODEL SCH PKL-SEC-7

No words for them😂😂😂

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