Millions are active users of dating apps nowadays. Apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge are more prevalent among others. Due to the gaining popularity of dating apps, the rise of fake accounts on the apps is increasing. There are numerous cases where people have impersonated celebrities and created their accounts using their images.
Recently, a profile on Bumble caught everyone’s attention. A fake Bumble profile of India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has surfaced on social media. What are the odds of stumbling upon the profile of Nirmala Sitharaman while swiping on Bumble? It went viral in no time for its humorous satire.
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The fake Bumble account of Nirmala Sitharaman is filled with witty wordplay and sharp humor
The parody account has added a made-up description of the minister’s personal traits. Her age is mentioned as 24 and her job description – is Chief Tax Slayer at Ministry.
It displays her height as 170 cm, mentions that she doesn’t drink or smoke, she neither has nor wants children. The profile also shows that she is looking for a “long-term relationship.”
In sections like “My Interests,” the fake account mentions Sitharaman enjoys “horror films and TV” and displays a yellow heart emoji for therapy.
Her fake Bumble bio reads,
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My bio
I don’t believe in love at first sight, but I do believe in GST on everything you own.
I’ve raised more taxes than your ex raised red flags.
Swipe right if you’re into women who know how to deduct happiness, itemize suffering, and maximize your stress. I’m not your girlfriend, I’m your liability.
Her bio is written in a witty tone with little facts here and there.
She did raise more taxes than our exes’ raised red flags.
An X user shared the screenshots of the parody Bumble account of Nirmala Sitharaman
The social media user added the screenshots with the caption,
Someone made a Bumble profile of Nirmala Sitharaman and its hilarious 🤣
Someone made a Bumble profile of Nirmala Sitharaman and its hilarious 🤣 pic.twitter.com/WGPC1WZR2q
— Shubham2.0 (@bhav_paaji) October 16, 2024
Some netizens found it amusing and loved the satire and wordplay while some considered it a cybercrime
The online audience flooded the comment section of the post. Take a look at a few of them:
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We got a matching t-shirt printed too pic.twitter.com/Lgt1hURDNM
— jaipal (@jaipal999) October 16, 2024
DOES IT EVEN TALK ABOUT HER WATCHING ANIME
— ; (@ethiopiancheri) October 16, 2024
This is a Cyber Crime and whoever created such profile can be arrested.
— Kiran Goli (@kirankumargoli) October 17, 2024
You forgot food interests, no onion and no garlic
— Ishu Gupta (@ishug86) October 17, 2024
Dominatrix😉
— Sachin (@thampanism) October 17, 2024
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5% GST if profile matched
12% GST if wanted to chat
18% GST if wanted to go on date— Manish Bharawa (@Manishbharawa) October 17, 2024
This is a characterless who has done without any sanskar. Hope @DelhiPolice acts . @nsitharaman ji must not spare such cheap characters
— Phalgun Iyengar (@PhalgunGundu) October 17, 2024
A round of applause for whoever designed this
— Husna🇮🇳 (@HusnaRijo) October 17, 2024
Stop the misogynistic stuff please
— XU (@eknath_namdev) October 16, 2024
Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian economist, politician, and senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She has been serving as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs of the Government of India since 2019. She is also a member of the Rajya Sabha.
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Sitharaman was featured in the Forbes 2022 list of World’s 100 most powerful women and was ranked 36. In the Forbes 2023 list of World’s 100 most powerful women, she was ranked 32nd. She is regarded as the most powerful woman in India.
What are your opinions on this? Did you find it hilarious or violating? Let us know in the comments.
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