India marked a historic day on Wednesday with the landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission near the South Pole. While billions of Indians around the world enjoyed the proud moment, celebrities and politicians also made statements about the iconic moment. Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee‘s mistake sparked a hilarious meme fest on social media after she misquoted an astronaut Rakesh Sharma as a director Rakesh Roshan and talks about the time he landed on the moon.
Mamata Banerjee misrepresents Rakesh Roshan’s moon landing
Speaking at a public event, Mamata Banerjee said, “On behalf of the people of West Bengal, I extend my advance congratulations to ISRO. Scientists should get the credit. The credit must go to the country. When Rakesh Roshan landed on the moon, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asked him what India looked like from there.
“Rakesh Roshan” ??? pic.twitter.com/KCxcosFTiQ
— Political Kida (@PoliticalKida) August 23, 2023
The clip of her speech went viral on social media and sparked a meme fest. Several users took to Twitter to share funny memes on the West Bengal CM’s comments. One user wrote, “Mamta Didi, one of the prime ministerial candidates from the INDIA alliance, says that Indira Gandhi spoke to Rakesh Roshan in space. Someone tell him that he is Rakesh Sharma and not Rakesh Roshan. If there is such preparation then Aayega to modi…”
“#MamataBanerjee who holds an important post is unaware that WCDR Rakesh Sharma has been selected as a cosmonaut for the Soviet-Indian space flight. He never landed on the MOON. She mixes up his name and calls him Rakesh Roshan,” read another tweet.
Check out the best tweets:
Under the able guidance of Mamata Banerjee, congratulations to Rakesh Roshan for becoming an astronaut pic.twitter.com/Izts51vVtD
Subham. (@subhsays) August 23, 2023
In another news, Rakesh Roshan became an astronaut overnight and landed on the moon. I think didi just turns into “Deewani”. #reikeshroshan pic.twitter.com/KZKsGMCYTZ
— Rupa Gupta (@guptaroopa) August 23, 2023
Thanks to Momta Banerjee, Hume Rakesh Roshan ke Baare Main ek Unknown Fact Pata Chala.
He is not only a film actor, director, Hrithik’s father.. but he was also an ASTRONAUT.
Ab Pata Chala Jadoo Ko Kyun Calla tha Inhone Dharti per.#Chandrayaan3Landing #RakeshRoshan pic.twitter.com/BGSZiB3iUR
— Deepak Singh Kushwah (@its_dsk) August 24, 2023
#MamataBanerjee holding an important position does not know WCDR Rakesh Sharma is selected as a cosmonaut for the Soviet-Indian space flight. He never landed on the MOON. She mixes up his name and calls him Rakesh Roshan. Gaff rushes to discredit Modiji!pic.twitter.com/XRU7RSXCB3
— Padmaya ?? (@prettypadmaja) August 24, 2023
Amitabh Bachchan’s reaction to the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3
Meanwhile, several Bollywood celebrities congratulated ISRO for the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3. Amitabh Bachchan took to his Instagram account to write an emotional note about how India became the first country in the world to achieve this feat.
“For too long when India was mentioned it was talked about as a 3rd world country .. and I hated it .. TODAY I AM PROUD TO SAY INDIA IS 1ST WORLD .. in more ways than one . भारत माता की जाय ! ?? वन्दे मातरम्!” read the caption of his Instagram post.
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