The harassed standing in long lines also gave vent to their poetic impulses. "To hunt crocodiles, the pond was dried. No crocodiles were found, for they can live on land too. But the small fish died," wrote one.
The new INR 2,000 notes were being sold on eBay India at a hefty premium, their auction rates even touching 70 times their face value. The reason for such large price was not a shortage of notes but religiously auspicious serial numbers of some bills. For example, a series of five Rs 2,000 notes starting with the number 786 (considered lucky by Muslims), was being sold for INR 1,51,000.
Faced with a barrage of criticism, e-Bay called off the auction. "There have been no successful transaction for Rs 2,000 currency notes and the company was disabling access to the notified listings to avoid any sort of legal hassle," clarified a company spokesperson.
If the bizarre incidents brought a wry smile, the $ 75 million wedding of a mining baron’s daughter drew fire. The baron was a former state minister in a BJP Government and had been arrested for illegal mining. But no politician spurned the wedding on grounds of excessive ostentation despite their party members urging them to abstain.
Cash Crunch? Politician Janardhan Reddy spent 500 crore on his daughter’s wedding.#ReddyWedding #flightmode #becauseNewsnevergetsOld pic.twitter.com/7TGyaTWQ2G
— Flight Mode (@myflightmode) 17 ноября 2016 г.
@pallavabagla @MarsOrbiter can he become elon musk????
— BSCG (@BSCG7) 17 ноября 2016 г.
Will IT Department stop Janardhan Reddy's daughter's wedding where 500 Crore of black money is being used in full public sight?! #PhirJumla
— Brijesh Kalappa (@brijeshkalappa) 16 ноября 2016 г.
Big fat Reddy wedding:
— Lilly Mary Pinto (@LillyMaryPinto) 15 ноября 2016 г.
Outrageously fancy arrangements, Rs 500 crore budget and the ancient city of Hampi pic.twitter.com/ZOwfAVxGcr
The top slot in weird cases vests with the ‘Dead’ Doctor who called a press conference. A 65-year-old doctor from the state of Bihar had reportedly suffered a heart attack following the demonetization drive. As rumours of his death spread, the doctor convened a press conference to prove he was still in this world. ``My reputation was in tatters. Rumors of my death of a heart attack spread after incorrect reports of a tax raid on my home,” said Dr. Sinha.
