Modi Says Shoot Me, Not Dalits; Twitter Asks Neki Aur Pooch Pooch

Twitterati had a field day (and night) over Modi ji’s dramatic appeal.

‘Shoot Me, Not My Dalit Brothers’ was the refrain of Narendra Modi’s, well, highly dramatic appeal in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Amid a growing atmosphere of atrocities against Dalits, his sudden, vehement, and melodramatic criticism of self-proclaimed gau rakshaks and support for Dalits was not too well received by political parties and the aam aadmi (um, we don’t mean the party) alike.

The reactions ranged from quintessential memes, cartoons, voices of anger and skepticism to sentiments of doubt. Has Modi ji spoken too little, too late?

Also Read: Too Little, Too Late: Oppn Reacts to Modi’s Gau Rakshak Comment

'Attack Me, Shoot Me, Not Dalits' #GauRakshaks #RSSFakeNationalism #RSS pic.twitter.com/cNY7dxquO8

— Being_Hyderabadi (@Tellto_brinjal) August 8, 2016

Shooting and the Camera Pun

"Shoot me, not the Dalits' pic.twitter.com/LuL7SXNWUv

— नवेन्दु (@NavenduSingh_) August 8, 2016

Modi: Shoot me, not Dalits.

Shooters: Okay. pic.twitter.com/3f1SH1k4Zq

— Raju Das | ৰাজু দাস (@rajudasonline) August 8, 2016

"Shoot Me Not Dalits" : @PMOIndia @NarendraModi
Not feasible to Shoot you with 1000 Black Cat Commandos?@bainjal pic.twitter.com/9R9LANKb6O

— Swachh Politics (@SwachhPolitics) August 8, 2016

A Bit Too Late, a Bit Too Dramatic?

Is it true???
yes, it is true. I said.
what is your opinion?? pic.twitter.com/21Va1hkel4

— Swachh Politics (@SwachhPolitics) August 8, 2016

If you want to shoot, shoot me.....
Not my Dalit brothers. 🙏🏻 #ChaloUna #DalitSangharsh pic.twitter.com/xVWzm4Q8Z7

— Being Modi (@OfficeOfModi) August 8, 2016

Why the Hypocrisy?

'If you want to shoot, shoot me not Dalits'- @narendramodi didn't say this about Muslims in 2002, post Dadri. Coz, doesn't want Muslim votes

— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) August 8, 2016

Modi ji is the most helpless & weak PM- Says "shoot me not Dalits" but doesn't once say that ban Gau-terror groups backed by Sangh.

— Shehzad Poonawalla (@Shehzad_Ind) August 8, 2016

Kill me, shoot me, not Dalits, the PM says. Needless melodrama. He only has to ensure law is followed, arrest vigilantes, not victims.

— Samar Halarnkar (@samar11) August 8, 2016

Director shouts ACTION!!
Actor: ""If you want to attack, attack me, not Dalits. If you want to shoot, shoot me".
Director: CUT. "Well done"

— Brijesh Kalappa (@brijeshkalappa) August 8, 2016