While you were watching one tableau after another showcasing the Indian military might and cultural diversity, some on Twitter were doing this:
This #RepublicDay see India’s most potent weapon of mass confusion … Don’t miss it pic.twitter.com/Zvs31yb7AK
— Dr.Ashish Gupta (@ashishbadshah) January 24, 2016
Well, we sort of agree. Meanwhile, even as Delhi didn’t showcase any tableau, it only made some imagine how it would have looked like:
Who says Delhi Tableau was not in R-Day Parade this year.. here it’s the glimpse !! @ArvindKejriwal @pmo@aajtak pic.twitter.com/CxxXTnhjcb
— Sunil kumar (@Sunil_Kumar_10) January 26, 2016
There’s more…
Just In !! Delhi Tableau Anarchist Ali Disco Chali !Ha HaLOL @VictoryForNamo @hindustanse @No1kaChamcha @ibhagwa_n pic.twitter.com/fJMukhAiXc
— मॉं तुझे प्रणाम (@UbcanilGupta) January 26, 2016
Some echoed inconvenient truths:
25 yrs after end of Soviet Union most of the hardware Hollande saw this #RepublicDay or Obama last year, is still of Soviet/Russian origin
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) January 26, 2016
Odisha tableau should just carry a banner ‘do you guys even know us?’ 😂 #RepublicDay
— Rofl Gandhi Nehrian (@RoflGandhi_) January 26, 2016
This is epic:
Free speech is not just free incoming.Freedom of speech. Defining feature of the #Constitution.Happy #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/JNtRnC3LKQ
— Ajit Ranade (@ajit_ranade) January 26, 2016
I thought for the J&k tableau they will create a life size bust of Anupam kher
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) January 26, 2016
What !! West Bengal Tableau didn’t have Ghulam Ali saab singing a Ghazal and Mamta ji listening to it…That’s strange… #RepublicDay
— Paresh Rawal (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) January 26, 2016
When Ashok Dinda makes a guest appearance at the Republic Day event. pic.twitter.com/uEOro2JHKF
— Thug Chandru (@dimaagkoshot) January 26, 2016
And finally:
Happy Republic Day. Our country is healthy because it has a good constitution.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) January 26, 2016