Brands typically play a practical joke on their customers on the first day of April by launching bogus products, leading them astray into scams, or just reminding them not to be fools.

Brands typically play a practical joke on their customers on the first day of April by launching bogus products, leading them astray into scams, or just reminding them not to be fools. Brands did not disappoint this year either. They employed their unique strategies to make their customers laugh through their practical jokes. Here are a few humorous pranks that caught our eye and made us chuckle. Kerala Tourism has seemingly pulled off the biggest prank this year. They shared a picture of Tom Holland and Zendaya enjoying a walk in the hills of Munnar. Everyone initially believed that they had arrived to the Nita Mukesh Ambani Culture Center to attend its launch. Yet, nobody saw them there. A photo of the two taken in Munnar, Kerala's coffee plantations has now gone viral. But, are they really vacationing in Munnar or it this a mere prank? Only Kerala Tourism can answer. Guess who we spotted far away from home?#FarAwayHome #Munnar #KeralaTourism pic.twitter.com/yCRYATYO42 — Kerala Tourism (@KeralaTourism) April 1, 2023 × Indian food delivery aggregator platform Swiggy sent out a strong message to free loaders on April fools'. Here's what it says. happy april fool’s day to people who believe “abhi khaane ka bil tu dede mai gpay karta hoon” — Swiggy (@Swiggy) April 1, 2023 × Ixigo, an online travel aggregation company, played a prank on its customers in the days leading up to April 1 by claiming to have entered the wearables market with the launch of "bhAI", an AI-powered headset. The company has released a hilarious trailer demonstrating the distinctive qualities of bhAI, which no other tech companies provide in the wearables market, however it turns out that the product launch is really an April 1st scam. × Manforce kept to its tradition of treating us with a hard-hitting joke. Here's what it said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manforce Condoms (@manforceindia) × McDonald's UK, which debuted its new Big McNugget Boot as "the most flavoursome shoe of SS23," joined in on the fun. 📣Calling all fashionistas 📣 We’ve got the must have drop of the season. Unveiling the Big McNugget Boot, the most flavoursome shoe of SS23. Releasing exclusively through the McDonald’s App this Monday. pic.twitter.com/1hjFuFZOfG — McDonald's UK (@McDonaldsUK) April 1, 2023 × Durex India too pulled off a smooth joke. Here it is. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Durex India (@durex.india) × WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

April Fool's Day 2023: Brands get up to mischief with clever jokes

Every year on April 1st, April Fool's Day, also known as All Fools' Day, is observed. It is a day dedicated to pranks, jokes, and hoaxes, during which people frequently attempt to deceive their friends and loved ones with silly, harmless lies or practical jokes.

Every year on April 1st, April Fool's Day, also known as All Fools' Day, is observed. It is a day dedicated to pranks, jokes, and hoaxes, during which people frequently attempt to deceive their friends and loved ones with silly, harmless lies or practical jokes. The origins of April Fool's Day are unclear, and there are several theories as to how the holiday came to be. According to one popular theory, the holiday originated in the 16th century, when the Gregorian calendar was adopted, shifting the New Year's celebration from April 1st to January 1st. Those who continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1st were mocked and ridiculed, resulting in a tradition of playing pranks and practical jokes on that day. Another theory connects the holiday to the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria, which was celebrated on March 25th and involved people playing practical jokes on one another. Regardless of its origins, April Fool's Day has become a popular holiday celebrated around the world, with people of all ages and cultures taking advantage of the opportunity to have some fun and play harmless pranks on one another. It's a day to have fun, laugh, and enjoy the company of friends and family. To summarise, April Fool's Day is a lighthearted holiday that has been celebrated for centuries, and it allows people to have fun and play harmless and enjoyable pranks on each other. Here are some April Fool's Day messages and jokes that you can share with your friends: "I've heard they're working on a new iPhone that's so smart it can respond to your backtalk. It's known as the iSass!" "I just wanted to let you know that I've decided to leave my job and pursue a career as a professional mime. April Fools' Day!" "I saw a UFO last night, but it turned out to be a pizza delivery drone. Talk about cutting-edge food delivery!" "You won't believe what I just heard: the moon is being turned into a holiday destination! But don't be alarmed; it's just an April Fool's joke." "I heard they're working on a new social media platform where you can only post pictures of your pets. I'm excited to see your cat's Instagram debut!" Keep it lighthearted and fun, and don't forget to say "April Fools!" after you deliver the punchline!

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United States President Joe Biden made a bizarre joke about eating ice cream before making a statement on the US school shooting incident that took place at an elementary school in Nashville in which three children and three adults were killed.

"My name is Joe Biden. I’m Dr Jill Biden’s husband. I eat Jeni’s ice cream — chocolate chip. I came down because I heard there was chocolate chip ice cream. By the way, I have a whole refrigerator full upstairs. You think I’m kidding? I’m not," Joe Biden can be heard saying in the video which was shared widely on social media.

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The president of the United States then called the shooting “heartbreaking” and “sick” while asking Congress to do more to "stop the gun violence".

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“It's just sick. You know, we're still gathering the facts of what happened and why. And we do know that, as of now, there are a number of people who are not going to, did not make it, including children. And it's heartbreaking. A family's worst nightmare,” said Joe Biden.

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Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie criticised Biden's “insensitive” joke while speaking to Fox News. Christie said, “To say that he misunderstood the moment would be an understatement. You know, the president is watching, you’d hope before he comes down there, the awful scenes from the shooting and the reactions of family members and friends of people in that school. And to be coming down, joking about the fact that he’s Jill Biden’s husband and looking for chocolate chip ice cream is hardly the way to start it.”

"There’s no way to talk about something like this except to say that for all of us who are parents, what we dread every day is the news about the health and life of our children," he stated.

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United States President Joe Biden made a bizarre joke about eating ice cream before making a statement on the US school shooting incident that took place at an elementary school in Nashville in which three children and three adults were killed.

United States President Joe Biden made a bizarre joke about eating ice cream before making a statement on the US school shooting incident that took place at an elementary school in Nashville in which three children and three adults were killed. "My name is Joe Biden. I’m Dr Jill Biden’s husband. I eat Jeni’s ice cream — chocolate chip. I came down because I heard there was chocolate chip ice cream. By the way, I have a whole refrigerator full upstairs. You think I’m kidding? I’m not," Joe Biden can be heard saying in the video which was shared widely on social media. ALSO READ | Watch | US President Joe Biden mixes up China with Canada in another gaffe The president of the United States then called the shooting “heartbreaking” and “sick” while asking Congress to do more to "stop the gun violence". BREAKING: Outrage after President @JoeBiden said this at the start of his speech while children and adults were massacred in Nashville shooting, "My name is Joe Biden. I’m dr. Jill Biden’s husband. I like ice cream, chocolate chip. I came down because I heard there was chocolate… pic.twitter.com/Wa7nFApjMu — Simon Ateba (@simonateba) March 27, 2023 × “It's just sick. You know, we're still gathering the facts of what happened and why. And we do know that, as of now, there are a number of people who are not going to, did not make it, including children. And it's heartbreaking. A family's worst nightmare,” said Joe Biden. WATCH | Joe Biden on Nashville school shooting: Gun violence is ripping our communities apart Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie criticised Biden's “insensitive” joke while speaking to Fox News. Christie said, “To say that he misunderstood the moment would be an understatement. You know, the president is watching, you’d hope before he comes down there, the awful scenes from the shooting and the reactions of family members and friends of people in that school. And to be coming down, joking about the fact that he’s Jill Biden’s husband and looking for chocolate chip ice cream is hardly the way to start it.” "There’s no way to talk about something like this except to say that for all of us who are parents, what we dread every day is the news about the health and life of our children," he stated. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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Twitter&nbsp;Inc and its advisers were not sure at first how seriously to take him.

Elon&nbsp;Musk's&nbsp;$54.20-per-share offer price for the social media company on April 14 contained the digits 420, a reference to a trope for smoking marijuana. Financing documents he submitted last week in support of his bid were signed on April 20, abbreviated as 4/20.

Such references harken back to his 2018 "funding secured" tweet stating that he was considering taking electric car maker Tesla Inc private for $420 per share. Tesla and Musk subsequently&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;to pay $20 million each to settle charges that he misled investors.

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Musk said he rounded the price up to $420 because he had recently learned about the number's significance in marijuana culture and thought his girlfriend would find it funny, "which admittedly is not a great reason to pick a price," according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission complaint filed at the time.

Discussions with&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;turned serious, however, when the San Francisco-based company's advisers, including bankers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co and Allen &amp; Co, started poring through&nbsp;Musk's&nbsp;financing documents in support of his $44&nbsp;billion&nbsp;bid on April 21.

Many of the biggest Wall Street banks, led by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Corp and Barclays Plc, committed to providing $25.5&nbsp;billion&nbsp;in debt, some of it secured against&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;and some of it tied to&nbsp;Musk's&nbsp;Tesla stock. Musk himself committed another $21&nbsp;billion&nbsp;in cash.

Twitter's board, which was still reviewing&nbsp;Musk's&nbsp;bid after he had presented it with little detail a week earlier, went into overdrive. It rushed to complete an analysis to assign a value on its standalone plan which Parag Agrawal, five months into his role as&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;chief executive, was delivering on. And it asked its bankers to triple-check if there was any other bidder who could offer more than Musk.

This account of how&nbsp;Musk's&nbsp;deal&nbsp;for&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;came together is based on interviews with four people familiar with the negotiations, who requested anonymity to discuss them.

Representatives for Musk,&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;and the banks either declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment.

Overseeing&nbsp;deal&nbsp;negotiations for&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;was its board chairman Bret Taylor, who is also co-chief executive of Salesforce. It became clear to&nbsp;Twitter's board directors there was no white knight, as technology and media companies fretted about the potential antitrust risk, while private equity firms could not saddle the company with enough debt to juice returns, given its limited cash flow.

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Musk had said he did not care about the economics of the&nbsp;deal&nbsp;"at all" and was pursuing&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;to advance free speech, disillusioned by many of its platform moderation decisions.

His bid was not rich by historical standards. While it came with a 38% premium to where&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;shares were trading before April 4, when he emerged as a&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;shareholder, the stock had traded higher than his offer for most of last year.

Twitter's bankers projected, however, that even if the company did as well as last year, investors would value it less, because the advertising market in the social media world had become more price-competitive. The board did not believe Agrawal could bring the stock back to $54.20 anytime soon.

That view was shared by many&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;shareholders, including big active mutual funds, who reached out to&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;after Musk showed he had financing for his offer. These shareholders asked the company not to let the opportunity for a&nbsp;deal&nbsp;slip away.

If&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;ignored Musk, some of the investors threatened to side with him in a tender offer that he had said he was exploring. A poison pill that&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;had adopted would protect the company&nbsp;from&nbsp;a takeover, but it would not spare it&nbsp;from&nbsp;publicly losing the support of its shareholders.

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Bleak backdrop

The stars aligned for Musk in more ways. Technology stocks plunged for most of April amid concerns over inflation and an economic slowdown - a bleak backdrop for&nbsp;Twitter.

Musk also had some allies on&nbsp;Twitter's board. Egon Durban, the co-head of private equity firm Silver Lake who partnered with Musk on his abandoned bid for Tesla, serves on&nbsp;Twitter's board. Jack Dorsey, another board director and the company's former CEO, shares&nbsp;Musk's&nbsp;passion for cryptocurrencies and has often exchanged compliments with him online.

"Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness," Dorsey tweeted on Monday, adding that taking&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;"back&nbsp;from&nbsp;Wall Street is the correct first step."

Twitter's advisers met with Musk on Sunday and tried to convince him to raise his offer, but he stuck to his position that the $54.20-per-share offer was his "best and final".

As a small concession, Musk&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;to offer&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;a chunky break-up fee in the event he changed his mind and walked away. The exact fee is expected to be disclosed in regulatory filings on Tuesday.

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In the small hours of Monday, the two sides&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;to a&nbsp;deal, and&nbsp;Twitter's board met to approve it later in the day.&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;shares, which had ended trading at $45.08 the day that Musk unveiled his bid, closed at $51.70, only a small discount to the&nbsp;deal&nbsp;price.

Four years after walking away&nbsp;from&nbsp;a $72&nbsp;billion&nbsp;acquisition of Tesla he once contemplated, the world's richest person now has a mega&nbsp;deal&nbsp;to brag about.

"I hope that even my worst critics remain on&nbsp;Twitter, because that is what free speech means," Musk tweeted on Monday.

Twitter Inc and its advisers were not sure at first how seriously to take him. Elon Musk's $54.20-per-share offer price for the social media company on April 14 contained the digits 420, a reference to a trope for smoking marijuana.

Twitter Inc and its advisers were not sure at first how seriously to take him. Elon Musk's $54.20-per-share offer price for the social media company on April 14 contained the digits 420, a reference to a trope for smoking marijuana. Financing documents he submitted last week in support of his bid were signed on April 20, abbreviated as 4/20. Such references harken back to his 2018 "funding secured" tweet stating that he was considering taking electric car maker Tesla Inc private for $420 per share. Tesla and Musk subsequently agreed to pay $20 million each to settle charges that he misled investors. Also read | Even after Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, Donald Trump is going 'to stay on Truth' Musk said he rounded the price up to $420 because he had recently learned about the number's significance in marijuana culture and thought his girlfriend would find it funny, "which admittedly is not a great reason to pick a price," according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission complaint filed at the time. Discussions with Twitter turned serious, however, when the San Francisco-based company's advisers, including bankers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Allen & Co, started poring through Musk's financing documents in support of his $44 billion bid on April 21. Many of the biggest Wall Street banks, led by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Corp and Barclays Plc, committed to providing $25.5 billion in debt, some of it secured against Twitter and some of it tied to Musk's Tesla stock. Musk himself committed another $21 billion in cash. Twitter's board, which was still reviewing Musk's bid after he had presented it with little detail a week earlier, went into overdrive. It rushed to complete an analysis to assign a value on its standalone plan which Parag Agrawal, five months into his role as Twitter chief executive, was delivering on. And it asked its bankers to triple-check if there was any other bidder who could offer more than Musk. This account of how Musk's deal for Twitter came together is based on interviews with four people familiar with the negotiations, who requested anonymity to discuss them. Representatives for Musk, Twitter and the banks either declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment. Overseeing deal negotiations for Twitter was its board chairman Bret Taylor, who is also co-chief executive of Salesforce. It became clear to Twitter's board directors there was no white knight, as technology and media companies fretted about the potential antitrust risk, while private equity firms could not saddle the company with enough debt to juice returns, given its limited cash flow. Watch | 'Musk may control content for his own purpose,' mixed reactions on Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition Musk had said he did not care about the economics of the deal "at all" and was pursuing Twitter to advance free speech, disillusioned by many of its platform moderation decisions. His bid was not rich by historical standards. While it came with a 38% premium to where Twitter shares were trading before April 4, when he emerged as a Twitter shareholder, the stock had traded higher than his offer for most of last year. Twitter's bankers projected, however, that even if the company did as well as last year, investors would value it less, because the advertising market in the social media world had become more price-competitive. The board did not believe Agrawal could bring the stock back to $54.20 anytime soon. That view was shared by many Twitter shareholders, including big active mutual funds, who reached out to Twitter after Musk showed he had financing for his offer. These shareholders asked the company not to let the opportunity for a deal slip away. If Twitter ignored Musk, some of the investors threatened to side with him in a tender offer that he had said he was exploring. A poison pill that Twitter had adopted would protect the company from a takeover, but it would not spare it from publicly losing the support of its shareholders. Also read | After Musk's Twitter deal, what's next for CEO Parag Agrawal? Bleak backdrop The stars aligned for Musk in more ways. Technology stocks plunged for most of April amid concerns over inflation and an economic slowdown - a bleak backdrop for Twitter. Musk also had some allies on Twitter's board. Egon Durban, the co-head of private equity firm Silver Lake who partnered with Musk on his abandoned bid for Tesla, serves on Twitter's board. Jack Dorsey, another board director and the company's former CEO, shares Musk's passion for cryptocurrencies and has often exchanged compliments with him online. "Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness," Dorsey tweeted on Monday, adding that taking Twitter "back from Wall Street is the correct first step." Twitter's advisers met with Musk on Sunday and tried to convince him to raise his offer, but he stuck to his position that the $54.20-per-share offer was his "best and final". As a small concession, Musk agreed to offer Twitter a chunky break-up fee in the event he changed his mind and walked away. The exact fee is expected to be disclosed in regulatory filings on Tuesday. Also read | Elon Musk buys Twitter, here are other biggest-ever tech acquisitions so far In the small hours of Monday, the two sides agreed to a deal, and Twitter's board met to approve it later in the day. Twitter shares, which had ended trading at $45.08 the day that Musk unveiled his bid, closed at $51.70, only a small discount to the deal price. Four years after walking away from a $72 billion acquisition of Tesla he once contemplated, the world's richest person now has a mega deal to brag about. "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means," Musk tweeted on Monday.

From weed joke to agreed deal: Inside Musk's $44 billion Twitter buyout

Taiwan's abrupt decision to add 400 new domestic Covid-19 cases has prompted catcalls from opposition politicians and jokes online about fishy statistics, putting the government on the back foot to explain where the number came from.&nbsp;

Taiwan is dealing with a spike in cases after months of keeping the pandemic well under control, with restrictions in place across the island to limit gatherings.&nbsp;

Health Minister Chen Shih-chung announced 721 new domestic infections on Saturday, including 400 infections over the past six days whose positive tests had not been included in previous reports due to a delay following a spike in cases.&nbsp;

Chen said the 'regression calibration' was needed to more accurately reflect the state of infections, while the trend was stable.&nbsp;

But the move went down poorly with Taiwan's opposition parties, who said Chen was inventing words and spreading fear.&nbsp;

"Today, the command centre created a new expression, ‘regression calibration’, adding 400 new infections," Johnny Chiang, chairman of the main opposition party the Kuomintang, wrote on his Facebook page late on Saturday.&nbsp;

"This information has terrified everyone, as the daily numbers being received were inaccurate."&nbsp;

The small Taiwan People’s Party, led by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, called on the government not to engage in ‘cognitive warfare’, riffing off accusations Taiwan has levelled at China about spreading propaganda and misinformation.&nbsp;

Ko said the rise in tests and infections was causing delays in reporting numbers to the central government for collation, but added the reporting system needed improving, rather than ‘creating new expressions’.&nbsp;

The government has strenuously denied a cover-up, saying it is working to improve the reporting and testing system.&nbsp;

"From the central to the local level, no one wants to conceal the pandemic, and no medical staff would conceal the number of confirmed diagnoses," Premier Su Tseng-chang wrote on his Facebook page.&nbsp;

Still, the term ‘regression calibration’ has caused some amusement online, and black humour.&nbsp;

In one joke, a woman asks her boyfriend how many girlfriends he has had before, to which he replies "just you".&nbsp;

"After getting married, with regression calibration I'd had about 50."&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Taiwan's abrupt decision to add 400 new domestic Covid-19 cases has prompted catcalls from opposition politicians and jokes online about fishy statistics, putting the government on the back foot to explain where the number came from.

Taiwan's abrupt decision to add 400 new domestic Covid-19 cases has prompted catcalls from opposition politicians and jokes online about fishy statistics, putting the government on the back foot to explain where the number came from. Taiwan is dealing with a spike in cases after months of keeping the pandemic well under control, with restrictions in place across the island to limit gatherings. Health Minister Chen Shih-chung announced 721 new domestic infections on Saturday, including 400 infections over the past six days whose positive tests had not been included in previous reports due to a delay following a spike in cases. Chen said the 'regression calibration' was needed to more accurately reflect the state of infections, while the trend was stable. But the move went down poorly with Taiwan's opposition parties, who said Chen was inventing words and spreading fear. "Today, the command centre created a new expression, ‘regression calibration’, adding 400 new infections," Johnny Chiang, chairman of the main opposition party the Kuomintang, wrote on his Facebook page late on Saturday. "This information has terrified everyone, as the daily numbers being received were inaccurate." The small Taiwan People’s Party, led by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, called on the government not to engage in ‘cognitive warfare’, riffing off accusations Taiwan has levelled at China about spreading propaganda and misinformation. Ko said the rise in tests and infections was causing delays in reporting numbers to the central government for collation, but added the reporting system needed improving, rather than ‘creating new expressions’. The government has strenuously denied a cover-up, saying it is working to improve the reporting and testing system. "From the central to the local level, no one wants to conceal the pandemic, and no medical staff would conceal the number of confirmed diagnoses," Premier Su Tseng-chang wrote on his Facebook page. Still, the term ‘regression calibration’ has caused some amusement online, and black humour. In one joke, a woman asks her boyfriend how many girlfriends he has had before, to which he replies "just you". "After getting married, with regression calibration I'd had about 50." (With inputs from agencies)

Catcalls and jokes after Taiwan's Covid 'regression calibration' 

The Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by advocate Harvinder Choudhry seeking a ban on jokes against the Sikh community.

Choudhary had earlier contended that such jokes portray the Sikh community in a&nbsp;negative light and wants such websites, which disseminate such `insensitive` jokes, to be prosecuted under laws that carry a prison term of six months to five years.

The petitioner argued that such jokes on many social network websites portray Sikhs as &#39;unintelligent&#39;, &#39;foolish&#39; and &#39;na&iuml;ve&#39;, making them an easy target of ridicule and racial abuse.

Choudhary, herself belonging to a Sikh family, said that she too had been a target of ridicule and abuse because of such jokes.

The apex court has asked an expert panel headed by former apex court judge HS Bedi to submit draft guidelines so that appropriate orders can be passed to prevent circulation of Sardar jokes on websites.

In July, a bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud gave six weeks time for the panel to hold discussions and submit the guidelines.

The bench passed the order after hearing the counsel for various parties including the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) which said that the community is being bullied by such jokes.

(ANI)&nbsp;

Petitioner Choudhary wants websites with such jokes to be prosecuted under laws that carry a prison term of six months to five years

The Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by advocate Harvinder Choudhry seeking a ban on jokes against the Sikh community. Choudhary had earlier contended that such jokes portray the Sikh community in a negative light and wants such websites, which disseminate such `insensitive` jokes, to be prosecuted under laws that carry a prison term of six months to five years. The petitioner argued that such jokes on many social network websites portray Sikhs as 'unintelligent', 'foolish' and 'naïve', making them an easy target of ridicule and racial abuse. Choudhary, herself belonging to a Sikh family, said that she too had been a target of ridicule and abuse because of such jokes. The apex court has asked an expert panel headed by former apex court judge HS Bedi to submit draft guidelines so that appropriate orders can be passed to prevent circulation of Sardar jokes on websites. In July, a bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud gave six weeks time for the panel to hold discussions and submit the guidelines. The bench passed the order after hearing the counsel for various parties including the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) which said that the community is being bullied by such jokes. (ANI)

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