India trolled for coconut breaking ritual on Rafale fighter jet

Rajnath Singh performed a puja of Rafale jet by placing lemons under its wheels and coconut on top.

FRANCE (Dunya News) - After a 15-year procurement process, India got its first Rafale jet at a ceremony in France but it got subjected to troll all over the Internet after India performed lemons and coconut breaking ritual to protect the fighter aircraft. 

Defence Indian Minister Rajnath Singh performed a puja of a Rafale jet by placing lemons under its wheels and coconut on the top, the pictures of which are now doing rounds on social media.

#RafalePujaPolitics took over the Twitter in no time as it attracted a lot of troll from the netizens.

Finally Rafael is ready #RafalePujaPolitics pic.twitter.com/sANcVNCV1E

— Indian Electronic Army  (@7rick37) October 9, 2019

People who says it s our tradition, religious practice.. etc....

One of the user called it the forceful conversion of Rafale from Christianity to Hinduism.

Forcefully Conversion of religion from Christianity to Hinduism. #RafalePujaPolitics pic.twitter.com/hbuCXeuvk8

— Zaman Bajwa (@ZamanBajwaa) October 9, 2019

Another Twitterati expressed that India being the secular country is performing only Hindu rituals.

People who says it s our tradition, religious practice.. etc.... I would say India is a country where Muslim, Christian, Jain, Sikh, Hindu & many more people paying their Tax to raise the Country. Why Central Government Follows only the Hindu Practices ?#RafalePujaPolitics pic.twitter.com/cmc6GlF3pQ

— Sneha Lata Singh (@penguin12697) October 9, 2019

A user asserted that French-made fighter jets are equipped with cutting edge technology and India is still using nimboos to ward off evil spirits and coconuts to make it holy.

Hamara Bajaj moment on French soil. Taking delivery of French-made fighter jets equipped with cutting edge technology and still using nimboos to ward off evil spirits and coconuts to make it holy. Thank god we are alive to see such interesting things. #Rafale pic.twitter.com/qNlvJSFzWZ

— Manimugdha Sharma (@quizzicalguy) October 8, 2019

One of the netizens joked about adding lemon prices in next budget for Holy purposes.

*Next Budget* : Nirmala Sitharaman: Rafale Jet, 1600 Crore + 20 Rs extra. Speaker : 20 Rs?? N.S : Nimbu Mirchi ka.

— St. Sinner (@retheeshraj10) October 9, 2019

A user named Imran Khan expressed that Indian government bought Rafale to protect the country while buying lemons to protect the Rafale.

Indian govt buys Rafale to protect the country.... Then they buy Nimbu(lemon) to protect Rafale.. #RunawayAirForce_IAF pic.twitter.com/gtqG64Lgtu

— Imran Khan (@Imrankhan_IK2) October 8, 2019

A Pakistani Twitterati said that Pakistan will squeeze lemon and surprise India again with fantastic lemon juice.

Don t expect anything from these two nimbu s can t protect rafale from Pakistan airforce We will squeeze nimbu & surprise India again with fantastic Lemon juice#RafalePujaPolitics#ThankYouDGISPR pic.twitter.com/peBW0eGZbf

— Saeed Sindhi (@rehmman_saeed) October 9, 2019

He also expressed that India are performing such customs to save them from Pakistan unlike before.

Bhagwaan so nariyal or rozana nimbu se poja kru ga bs rafale ko pakistani air forces se bachana#RafalePujaPolitics pic.twitter.com/ag6dbKxv0C

— Saeed Sindhi (@rehmman_saeed) October 9, 2019

India signed a 36-jet deal with France in September 2016 and it cost the Indian government INR 59,000 crore.