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:
I think that Sri Sri rejected the Nobel because they were giving him just one. He wanted a title like Sri Sri Nobel Nobel Ravishankar
— Budhaditya Roy (@budhadityaroy) May 2, 2016
If #Ravishankar was offered #NobelPrize its jury shld get their brains examined.Ref to #Malala communal. https://t.co/ED1zrwsaH4 via @vuukle
— Radhakrishnan P (@prk1949) May 1, 2016
In lieu of the Nobel Peace Prize that he has turned down, Sri Sri Ravishankar will accept another Sri in his name. #fakingnewssoreal
— Ramya Kannan (@ramyakannan) May 2, 2016
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:
