Shivraj Singh Chouhan earns the wrath of Twitter for antics in flood-hit Madhya Pradesh

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan surveyed the flood hit areas of Madhya Pradesh to assess the damage, and as per his tweet, ‘provide consolation’ to the victims of the calamity. What could go wrong you may ask? This humble tweet only indicates a minister hard at work.

पन्ना के बाढ़ प्रभावित क्षेत्रों का दौरा किया। गढ़ोखर,कमताना,सिंघोरा सहित कई गाँवों के बाढ़ पीड़ितों को सांत्वना दी। pic.twitter.com/7Sd9vszpbh

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 21, 2016

“I surveyed the flood affected areas in Panna city. The villages of Gadhokhar, Kamtana, Singhori have been affected and I’ve provided support to the villages, the leader tweeted out, but the Twitterati were quick to point out that there were certain, not-so-PR-friendly pictures that Chouhan failed to share.

Panna: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits flood affected areas in the state. pic.twitter.com/Q4HcBuEyOJ

— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2016

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The first image courtesy ANI caused quite the uproar, where some people decided to feel outraged by the incident, while others decided to poke fun at the minister for his callous deed.

India is a third-world country because we elected third-class, uncouth leaders! #ShivrajSinghChouhan pic.twitter.com/kJgiPzPdIW

— Ram Subramanian (@iramsubramanian) August 21, 2016

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan: "Chalo floods dekhne jaate hain!"
*arrives*

"Guys, yeh mera favourite white pant hai." pic.twitter.com/ojFk9nOvRw

— pAgaL_P₹oj3ct (@HoeZaay) August 21, 2016

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Confounded - Has CM Shivraj Chouhan gone to save flood-affected or is being rescued himself. Judge for yourself: pic.twitter.com/0Sl2BkxAHf

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) August 21, 2016

When you need to do an aerial survey but are short of funds.! #shivraj pic.twitter.com/FzGbkbl9EG

— TheFinger (@trickydonor) August 21, 2016

A Sikkimese woman carrying a British man on her back, circa 1900 while MP CM #ShivrajSinghChouhan in 2016 @BBCHindi pic.twitter.com/cICiKAvUqJ

— Nitin Srivastava (@Tweetnitins) August 22, 2016

Chief Minister of MP doing ariel survey of flood hit areas after civil aviation ministry denied chopper.(2016) pic.twitter.com/bBLzGnXxxI

— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) August 21, 2016

एक वो था जिसने कल एक मलबे से किसी को बचाते हुए जान दे दी,एक ये हैं जो 6 इंच पानी में गलने के डर से गोद में सवार हैं pic.twitter.com/iLU7rrRPD0

— Ajit Anjum (@ajitanjum) August 21, 2016

Pictures from the sets of Jeetendra biopic. pic.twitter.com/od4xgb136q

— Arnab Ray (@greatbong) August 21, 2016

So sad our VIPs do not have Palanquins these days… pic.twitter.com/tZE3PFRbjg

— Jairaj P (@jairajp) August 21, 2016

गणेश विसर्जन करते व्यापम पीड़ित ।
. pic.twitter.com/073zevab4t

— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) August 21, 2016

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ji, you need to get your hands dirty and your feet wet,Sir ! And avoid the Business Class seat https://t.co/HstUOvuQwG

— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) August 22, 2016

Social media didn’t hesitate to display its Photoshop skills to help the image go viral.

Chief Minister had a narrow escape but people are circulating doctored pics pic.twitter.com/rrAWBXGEHD

— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) August 21, 2016

Here is a CM who is willing to test drive an amphibian bike himself, taking the risk, and people are finding fault pic.twitter.com/5pMonN9KxP

— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) August 21, 2016

दिल्ली, गोवा, पंजाब, गुजरात के बाद मध्यप्रदेश का बोझ उठाते श्री अरविंद केजरीवाल ।
. pic.twitter.com/XAj4ysXEBZ

— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) August 21, 2016

While the situation is the definition of a comi-tragedy, the focus must be on the disaster that the floods in Madhya Pradesh are causing. The deluge has already cost 17 lives and 4,500 people have been rescued, but heavy rainfall is still expected. Let us not forget the victims of the floods amidst mocking Chouhan.