Salman Khan acquitted by Jodhpur court in Arms Act case: Here's what Twitterati had to say

Minutes after Salman Khan was acquitted by the Jodhpur High Court in the 1998 Arms Act case, Twitterati had already begun a contest of ‘wittiest-tweet-first’ on the micro-blogging platform. Some focused on the excessive coverage given to the court proceedings when there were other, more important news developments playing out.

Story of the day: RBI guv before parliamentary panel.
What TV channels will focus on:
Salman Khan verdict

— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) January 18, 2017

Others offered caustic observations on the judicial process.

Great! Jai Ho The Great Indian Circus! https://t.co/3jvDXDmd6K

— nikhil wagle (@waglenikhil) January 18, 2017

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But for others, it was an opportunity to pun on the situation.

#SalmanKhan Gets Acquitted Faster Than I Cook Maggi. BHAI ROX!#JodhpurCourt Arms Act Case. #ArmsAct pic.twitter.com/T4wK0OFQGH

— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) January 18, 2017

Comedian Atul Khatri tweeted:

#SalmanAcquitted in arms act case. Y does he even take the effort of going to the court?#SalmanKhan #Crime

— Roshni Chawla (@roshnirg66) January 18, 2017

"Vivek" banaye rakhein.. "Buck Buck" na karein.. he doesn't need ur "Rai"..!!! 😂#SalmanVerdict #SalmanKhan #blackbuck #armsact

— Abhilash Thapliyal (@abhilashthapli) January 18, 2017