News

Social media's uproarious reaction to Sri Sri's 'Nobel' rejection and Malala put down

Written by : TNM Staff

When Sri Sri Ravishankar does something, he does it in style: He not only refused the Nobel, but also commented that he was “totally against” Malala Yousafzai receiving it because it was kinda useless.

Here’s what he said:

“I was in the past offered the Nobel Peace Prize, but I had rejected it as I only believe in working and not in being honoured for my work. We should always honour only to those who deserve it and I am totally against honouring Malala Yousafzai with the prize and it is of no use,” he said. 

But here’s how social media users reacted to Sri Sri’s Nobel claim:

We’re fairly certain the AOL founder wouldn’t mind some harmless fun. After, he himself recently said:

And to top it off with a bit of irony. This was when Malala Yousafzai won the award:

From ‘strong support’ to ‘let’s debate it’: The shifting stance of RSS on reservations

The media’s no nuance, judgemental coverage of infanticide by new mothers

The Tamil masala film we miss: Why Ghilli is still a hit with the audience

‘No democracy if media keeps sitting on the lap’: Congress ad targets ‘Godi media’

When mothers kill their newborns: The role of postpartum psychosis in infanticide