From Memes To Celebrity Opinions, Here’s How India Is Reacting To The US Polls!
Orry wears a Donald Trump t-shirt to show his excitement on the politician's win.
Donald Trump secured a historic second victory over Kamala Harris by winning important battleground states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia. Several Bollywood celebs responded on social media as voting results began to roll in on election night. Among them was actor-politician Kangana Ranaut, who tweeted the ‘greatest meme’ on the internet: an AI-generated image of Donald Trump rallying in desi attire beside Elon Musk.
Celebrities React To US Elections
Kangana Ranaut
Actor Kangana Ranaut took to her X (Formerly Twitter) account and wrote, “Best meme on Twitter today. Congratulations @realDonaldTrump.” The picture showed Donald Trump and Elon Musk conducting a rally like tey do in India in saffron clothes. Meanwhile, she used Instagram Stories to share a photo of Trump following his assassination attempt earlier this year. The caption included the following: “If I were American, I would vote for the one who got shot, dodged it, got up, continued his speech, Total killer.”
Best meme on twitter today.
Congratulations @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/f7qsc6FQ71— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) November 6, 2024
Amitabh Bachchan
Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan took to his X account to respond to Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump. He wrote, “Haar gaye toh kya?” Jitne ke lakshya ban gaya! Jitte rehte, badhne ka lakhsya kaise banta.”
T 5185 – हार गये तो क्या ? जीतने का लक्ष बन गया !! जीतते रहते तो, बढ़ने का लक्ष कैसे बनता !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 6, 2024
Veer Das
Vir Das, an Emmy-winning actor and comedian, also took to X to respond to the US presidential election results. “Well, this Emmy monologue is going to be fun:-) The energy in the room is going to be….” he exclaimed.
Well, this Emmy monologue is going to be fun :-) The energy in the room is going to be….
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) November 6, 2024
Vivek Agnihotri
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, director of The Kashmir Files, declared in a series of tweets: “I am right-wing in the Indian context, but I will never, ever support anyone who opposes abortion rights and favors weapons. “Baaki haal chaal thik thak hai.”
I am right-wing in the Indian context, but I can never, ever support anyone who opposes abortion rights and supports guns. बाक़ी हाल चाल ठीक ठाक है। https://t.co/OteTxgDrjm
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) November 6, 2024
Hansal Mehta
Meanwhile, director Hansal Mehta, who worked with Kangana on Simran, appeared to have a different opinion. He shared a tweet from filmmaker Ali Abbasi that read, “Fascist with a capital F.” That’s @realDonaldTrump, whose name was previously properly pronounced as ‘Doland’.” As the results showed a victory for Trump, he tweeted, “Game over for Harris?”
Game over for Harris?
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) November 6, 2024
Orry
Popular influencer Orry AKA Orhan Awatramani took to his Instagram and shared his excitement about Donald Trump’s victory. He even wore a Donald Trump t-shirt.
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First Published: November 06, 2024 4:07 PM
