A section of netizens in India is finding it difficult to hold back their laughter after seeing some supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party getting it wrong when attempting to target Chinese President Xi Jinping over recent border clashes in the Ladakh region. They actually mistook North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to be China's president.
In a video BJP workers and supporters from India's West Bengal can be heard confusing Chinese President Xi with North Korean leader Kim during the protest, as other supporters stand behind carrying an effigy which they claimed was of Kim and erroneously describe him as the prime minister of China.
"We are protesting against China's Prime Minister Kim Jong-un and will burn his effigy to protest against the border clash. We ask people to support our drive and stop using made in China goods. This is an attempt to put financial strain on China", a BJP worker can be heard saying in the video.
The video has gone viral and memes are flooding Twitter, making it a source of embarrassment for the party's state unit. Some even called the BJP the most "moronic party on the planet".
Relations between India and China have further deteriorated along the defacto border, the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, where a group of soldiers earlier this week had a face-off leading to the deaths of Indian soldiers, including a commanding officer.
The countries have accused each other of violating the LAC, but are engaged in a high-level dialogue to de-escalate tensions.
Meanwhile, anti-China sentiment has gripped the nation. India's state-owned telecom BSNL said, adhering to the telecom department's advice, that it will not use Chinese equipment for the upgrading of 4G equipment.