Stock Market Crash Wipes Out Crores, Triggers Hilarious Meme Fest on Social Media

The Indian rupee fell to its lowest point on record on Monday, closing at 83.8450, down 0.1% from the last session. Fears of slowing economic development in the US were stoked by disappointing jobs statistics released by the US government, which caused investors to sell heavily in the domestic stock market. With losses of over 2.7% apiece, the major stock indexes for India, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, saw their biggest single-day decline in more than two months.

The stock market crash triggered a flurry of memes on social media.

Here are some response memes that quickly became viral online following Dalal Street’s Bloodbath:

A user shared a Mahabharat dialogue as a meme which read, “Aaj mere dukh, meri nirasha ki koi seema nahi” (Today, my sorrow and disappointment know no bounds). The caption read, “Investors looking at portfolio falling from today morning..”

Another user uploaded a photo of Jethalal from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, who is peering through sun-drying clothes. “Me checking portfolio every few mins..”, read the caption.

Sharing a clip from CID in which a character gets extremely disoriented and unable to regain consciousness, a user hinted he was going through the same.

Someone else continued the meme game by sharing a drawing of a father-son dialogue.

Son says, “Are ya winning, dad?” The dad humorously replies, “Son, pack up your stuff I just lost the house.”

Meanwhile, a user shared a clip from Murder 2’s blockbuster song Aye Khuda in which the singer sings Gir gaya part. The footage depicts Johnny Lever’s fall from a building cliff.

Another user posted a humorous video of a man crying while clutching his phone. The caption said, “LIVE VIEW of every investor worldwide right now.”

Keeping the meme game going, a user posted a video of everyone screaming “laal hai laal hai,” symbolising the financial market’s bloodbath.

Sharing classics, a user shared a scene from Main Hoon Na wherein Zayed Khan’s character puts his hands on his friends’ eyes saying, “Dekho mat, saha nahi jayega.” (Don’t look, you won’t be able to bear it).

“How mature and experienced investors behave during volatility,” read another caption of the meme clip. A child is shown in the video not reacting to a ride at an amusement park, while other children are screaming out of fear.

The Sensex fell by almost 2,400 points on Monday, while the Nifty fell below 24,300 owing to significant selling in big equities.