As the latest news in India Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announces the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation, the internet has been flooded with memes. While the RBI has requested everyone to exchange these notes by September 30, 2023, it’s important to note that Rs 2,000 notes will continue to be legal tender.
Many memes have emerged, business articlesĀ depicting people bidding farewell to these notes with phrases like ‘RIP Rs 2000’. One meme captures a conversation among latest news India the old Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes (which were demonetized in 2016), and the Rs 2000 notes, humorously conveying the sentiment, “We were also phased out once, and you will be too.”
Several memes have also poked fun at the popular theory during demonetization that the then-new Rs 2000 notes were equipped with nano-GPS chips.
One meme features latest news today a video of a party worker hugging a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and shedding tears, which has been transformed into a meme fest, with users referring to it as “people who have a lot of Rs 2000 notes at home.”
The introduction of the Rs 2,000 denomination currency note occurred in November 2016 following the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and the old Rs 500 banknotes.
Additionally, memes have surfaced with references to stand-up comedian Samay Raina, who jokingly mentioned in one of his shows, “Should I give you some spoilers from the future? You know the 2000 currency note? It’s going to be banned.”
Another meme depicts a scene business magazineĀ from the popular Indian sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashma,’ where various characters, representing the RBI, the old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, are seen escorting a single personāthe Rs 2000 noteāout of the picture.
Source: RIP Rs 2000 noteā¦ā: RBIās move triggers meme fest