Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tweets about ‘allowing an ambulance to overtake his convoy’, Twitter mocks him

Chief Minister may have been expecting that he would be lauded for his gesture but obviously, faced a heavy backlash.

By: Anumeha Saxena |
May 23, 2017 6:44 pm

After a survey conducted by a leading think-tank, Karnataka was declared the most corrupt state in India. May be Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah was trying to make his government look better by letting an ambulance overtake his convoy but it went for a toss. With elections staring them in face, Siddaramaiah posted a tweet with a video boasting about how, following his instructions, Bangalore Traffic Police (BTP) ‘allowed an ambulance to overtake his convoy’. With this publicity stunt ahead of the 2018 assembly elections, Siddaramaih must have thought he and his party would garner more supporters and a lot of accolades for his ‘magnanimous’ gesture but Twitter came up with a fitting response instead.

Although it is a given fact that ambulance, fire fighter vans and poilce vehicles should be allowed to pass through traffic but may be things work differently in Siddaramaiah’s part of the world, because obviously, Indian poilticians feel so entitled. Also, this comes after the Narendra Modi government at the Centre issued strict guidelines not to use red beacons on VIP vehicles, in order to curb the menace of VIP culture in India.

Siddaramaiah may be expecting that he would be lauded for his act but obviously, Twitter was ready with memes and jokes already. DCP Traffic East (Bangalore Traffic Police) retweeted CM’s tweet only calling in for more sarcasm:

Here’s how it unfolded:

BTP stood by my instructions to prioritise the movmnt of ambulances against VIP convoys; today they allowed an ambulance overtake my convoy pic.twitter.com/zRDtTAb9xK

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) May 21, 2017

Hosmat Hosp Ambulance carrying an emergency patient was given precedence & allowed to overtake @CMofKarnataka convoy with their concurrence pic.twitter.com/OC1z9SGyxv

— DCP Traffic East (@DCPTrEastBCP) May 21, 2017

@CMofKarnataka So this is a big achievement haan? Come on it’s basic common sense to give ambulance priority!

— ಅಧಿಕ ಪ್ರಸಂಗಿ (@shetty_shailesh) May 21, 2017

@CMofKarnataka WOW. Great achievement! You deserve a NOBLE Peace Prize for this!

— Rohit Bhat (@iRohitBhat) May 21, 2017

@CMofKarnataka Our honourable CM of Karnataka just posted an achievement of his. pic.twitter.com/z5Sv60D13p

— Sandeep M Shetty (@sandeepmshetty) May 21, 2017

@CMofKarnataka @blrcitytraffic When common sense is boasted upon.. Why do you need a convoy? Take a bus to wherever you are going.. You want public to do it? pic.twitter.com/tH7EpprjdU

— Jeba (@Jeba) May 22, 2017

@CMofKarnataka @SrikantSrij26 @CMofKarnataka Dis s too much of self praise.Wat u show as a great achievmnt, luks like a mock https://t.co/dYx5g4pPO3 cultur s indigestibl. pic.twitter.com/cOmTuy4AG3

— Rajani NAIR (@RajaniNAIR08) May 23, 2017

@CMofKarnataka Pl let me know your schedules so that if I am dying the ambulance can reach hospital double quick courtesy your magnanimity @blrcitytraffic

— Gopi Karunakaran (@gopik1955) May 23, 2017

@CMofKarnataka pic.twitter.com/AuurKB3mWU

— sharath reddy (@sharathred) May 22, 2017

@DCPTrEastBCP @CMofKarnataka Congrats for the superhuman act by our CM’s convoy with their concurrence and BTP. FYI we civilians do it daily. Slow claps

— Sudhee (@Sudhiism) May 22, 2017