We celebrated our 72nd Independence Day as a proud nation yesterday. Celebrities and politicians took part in the celebrations across the country. While all of them were special in their own way, the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal took a step further, flaunting his singing talent and giving the internet some meme fodder at the same time.
During the Independence Day function at Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium, Kejriwal had a special treat for those gathered, singing “Hum honge kamyab“.
#WATCH: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal sings 'Hum honge kamyab' at the Independence function at Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium. #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/rzPRFeitos
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018
The solemn tone he gave to the popular moral boosting song, left people scratching their heads:
1. Acoustic version.
Sir, @ArvindKejriwal Ji, this is supposed to be a pep song and why have you made it so mournful? https://t.co/y36a91kBjF
— Mrs Shrini (@bezubaan) August 15, 2018
2. Gotta have em all.
When you're bored of being an ace movie-reviewer and now you wanna win Indian Idol too… https://t.co/awHkDDiA7c
— Zeher (@BaahuBully) August 15, 2018
3. Maybe next time?
Isko to gana chahiye "4botal vodka Kam Mera roj ka"👇
— bharatjoshi (@bjoshi7870) August 15, 2018
4. Finally!
Khaanse nahi bhaisaab, independence from khaansi mubarakho 😂 pic.twitter.com/Hg36NiuueU
— ShorsheFeelish 🇮🇳 (@ShorsheFeelish) August 15, 2018
5. Press 3 to set this as your dialer tone.
New Ringtone of AAPTards.. https://t.co/kHLGYWFLEw
— Wandering Vike (@Adillusionist) August 15, 2018
6. Everyone gets stage jitters, okay?
When you aren't sure about your singing skills & are scared that crowd will attack with eggs/tomatoes. And then you roar up in the end on escaping successfully. #ArvindKejriwal #DramaAlert #IndependenceDayIndia https://t.co/KpZkq18TN2
— Whippersnapper! 🇮🇳 (@varoun3883) August 15, 2018
7. Truly, his self-control is commendable.
Why is this not viral yet… 🤣
Kudos to the man standing behind him with a straight face! #Kejriwalsings #humhongekamyab #IndependenceDayIndia https://t.co/Gr37pZSP6Z— Ridhima Shukla (@RidhimaShukla7) August 15, 2018
8. Ooi Maa!
Yakappa !!! pic.twitter.com/Bt78zbmUCR
— HampiExpress (@VikramBK) August 15, 2018
9. Done and done.
Aag aag aag laga dega tu. Aag laga dega. https://t.co/nAMJ4rDOQ5
— Rajeev Kusugal (@RajeevKusugal) August 15, 2018
10. Anu Malik agrees.
Anu Malik's reaction when he heard #ArvindKejriwal singing this song on #IndependenceDayIndia function.#IndiaIndependenceDay #IndependenceDay2018 pic.twitter.com/mqTBkRXetH
— Being Desi (@TheVivekSharma) August 15, 2018
11. Bas kar pagle… rulayega kya?
Isne toh rula diya… !! 🙏 https://t.co/XoeqiInn8y
— Abhijit Vaśiṣṭha अभिजित् वशिष्ठ (@Vasista_) August 15, 2018
12. You can’t. Congrats.
How can I unhear this? 🙉 https://t.co/liywLQHlG6
— Pratik Prasenjit ଘରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି (@pratikprasenjit) August 15, 2018
Well, let’s face it. A musical element was the only thing missing these days in the drama that we call Indian politics. So I guess we owe him thanks for it.