Die Another Day: Social Media on Mandatory Aadhaar for Death

Yet another imposition or the secret to immortality?

Trust the interwebs to make the wittiest of jokes about the most absurd situations.

When the Government on Friday announced that an Aadhaar number is to be mandatory for registering deaths, social media did not hold back.

Here are some interesting reactions to the news.

No Aadhaar, No Death

The secret to immortality is... the Aadhaar card.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in death as in life #Aadhar is must.

— Sumanth Raman (@sumanthraman) August 4, 2017

Finally we got the answer to the question "marne ke baad kya lekr jaaoge apne saath"
"Aadhar Card Number". 😂

— Lazy Cat (@uPoliticat) August 4, 2017

Jailer to convict : what is your last wish ?
Convict : get me an aadhar card

— Samir Kelekar (@samirkelekar) August 4, 2017

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to verify its Aadhar number, will pigs still fly? https://t.co/aN9OVxn4t1

— Sanket Patil (@sanketp) August 4, 2017

Me to My Crush
Hum tumhe chahte hai aise jaise marne wala chahta hai Aadhar
😅😅

— Daniel David (@daniel____david) August 4, 2017

Death can be avoided by not getting Aadhar #LifeHacks https://t.co/1I9VNsMqKE

— dorku (@Dorkstar) August 4, 2017

Game of Thrones x Aadhaar = ?

When Game of Thrones memes met Aadhaar card memes.

You don't accept as White Walkers until you have your Aadhar card #AadharCard #Aadhaar #GoT #GameOfThrones

— Zikarya Siddiqui (@ziazikarya) August 4, 2017

When Jon Show died in India and forgot to get Aadhar card..#AadharCard pic.twitter.com/aisBxC0B6n

— MumBaekar.. (@katamulgi) August 4, 2017

Syrio Forel : "What do we say to Death?"

Arya Stark :"Not Today"

Forel : "Why?"

Arya : "Aadhar Card nahin banwaya abhi"

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) August 4, 2017

What’s Next?

While being critical of the decision, Twitter was also quick to ask, what’s next?

Next would be no funeral /cremation without Aadhar.

— Rajendra Pande (@Rajendraja) August 4, 2017

A woman may have to apply for "provisional" aadhar when she is pregnant?

— Subramanyam PV (@pvsubramanyam) August 4, 2017

Soon they will have Aadhar numbers engraved on those pots in which all the ashes are kept.

— Varun Bhargava (@thesolothinker) August 4, 2017

Next, an Aadhar implant.

— Lilly (@lillyvgp) August 4, 2017

So, you need Aadhar to apply for a death certificate of your loved ones.

Now all Indian ghosts can be expected to have barcodes too.

— Pomil Bachan Proch (@PomilProch) August 4, 2017

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