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When it comes to expressing his thoughts unabashedly on Twitter, author Chetan Bhagat is not shy. On Sunday (April 1), the writer decided to let his followers know he will be joining the Congress party soon and help its president Rahul Gandhi. Reason? “The country needs to be fixed,” he tweeted saying he seeks everyone’s blessing for his new venture that he described as a “big move”. And as expected it got everyone talking, while it baffled many, others started giving him advice! But there is more than what meets the eye.
Taking to the microblogging site, he wrote, “Couldn’t take it anymore. The country needs to be fixed. Joining Congress. Will be supporting their Karnataka campaign. With RG, let’s make a better India. Need your blessings in what is a big move for me.”
And along with his announcement, he shared a link with details in case his followers were interested to know more. However, even before reading the link, many jumped the guns. Sample these:
https://twitter.com/Nationfirst0007/status/980327022210592770
https://twitter.com/ExMuslimNoori/status/980331964841390080
Well, let’s break it to you, it was not an announcement but a prank — an April’s Fool joke, and the link for the details was a link to the Wikipedia page of April Fools’ Day. For those that clicked on the link, couldn’t stop laughing about it. Some even said for once they got scared!
https://twitter.com/sadhavi/status/980330537024880640
Looks like Bhagat was successful in his attempt to fool, as many fell for his prank however, some called it a lame joke.
What do you think about his prank? Tell us in comments below.
