From thinking up probable reasons behind this switch (since none given by the Khattar government seem to satisfy the cynics and comics) to endless Instagram references to suggesting alternate names for other cities - Twitter has been on the job (self-imposed) since Tuesday evening.
For one, Twitter thinks the Haryana government shouldn't be wasting time on a name change. For another, there is concern over how property prices will react. Almost-forgotten Punjabi singer Malkit Singh's 'Gur naal ishq mitha' made a comeback in many of the tweets.
The city formerly known as Gurgaon has been trending on Twitter for almost 24 hours now. The #Gurugrammars and non-Gurugrammars haven't taken a break yet and here are 15 of the best tweets so far -
How many grams make a #Gurugram ?
- Namit (@crazyphoton_) April 13, 2016
Duniya telegram se instagram pahunch gayee aur ye Gurgaon se Gurugram chale gaye #Gurgaon #Gurugram
- Sundeep Sharma (@sundeepshawarma) April 13, 2016
What do IT guys who lived in Gurgaon call themselves? Programmer, Gurugrammer. #Gurugram
- Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) April 12, 2016
Gurgaon has been renamed Gurugram. Who are they kidding, for my grandpa it will always remain Gurgaanvaa!!
- Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) April 12, 2016
#Gurugram may have been OK a few decades ago, but wouldn't GuruKilo have been more appropriate now? Nuh ? Ok, then...
- Baijayant Jay Panda (@PandaJay) April 12, 2016
Gurgaon now called #Gurugram. When will Telangana be called Telegram, Digboi be called Diagram,Anand called Anagram and Monohurpur Monogram.
- Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) April 12, 2016
Dronacharya weighed about 68 kgs. Or, you could say, 68,000 Gurugrams.
- Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) April 12, 2016
Right now, this second, a million employees in Haryana are calling white bosses and teaching them how to say 'Gurugram' and failing.
- Vir Das (@thevirdas) April 13, 2016
I left #Gurgaon, I return to #Gurugram
- Pierre Fitter (@pierrefitter) April 12, 2016
I feel like Tom Hanks in 'The Terminal'. pic.twitter.com/r8UujoNTjL
Property prices of #Gurgaon has crashed by 50% after its renaming as #GuruGram
- Ashok Garekar (@DrGarekar) April 12, 2016
#Gurgaon vs #Gurugram pic.twitter.com/P0ds4tOUyE
- Ekaansh Agrawal (@E_K_A_A_N_S_H) April 12, 2016
[Matrix]
- Mr. Tippler (@MrTippler) April 12, 2016
How to bend a spoon? There is no spoon.
[Haryana Govt]
How to solve Gurgaon's problems? There is no Gurgaon.#Gurugram
#Gurugram sounds more like a messaging app for teachers. Damn, has anyone bought the domain yet?
- Mohul Ghosh (@_mohul) April 12, 2016
Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai & Bengaluru have just sent friend request to Gurugram today.
- Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) April 12, 2016
Just heard that Gurgaon has been renamed to 'Don't Come Here'.
- Ashish Shakya (@stupidusmaximus) April 12, 2016
But hey, Gurugram, what's in a name? #throwback #latergaon
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