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DMK vs governor: Twitter turns face-off in TN Assembly into heroic fight

CHENNAI: "Kelambu Kelambu Andhu Pochi" (It's all over, get lost) from Rajinikanth-starrer "Kaala"; "It's Time To Give it Back Maame" from upcoming Vijay-starrer "Varisu"; and "Evanai Irundhal Enna" (Whoever it maybe) from Jayam Ravi's "Thani Oruvan". These are some of the high decibel songs that echoed on Twitter on Monday.

They were used as a cheeky background score for what turned out to be the popular Twitter visual of the day – Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi walking out of the legislative assembly hall as chief minister M K Stalin watched with a smile on his face. This, even as he recorded his objection to the governor not reading the speech “prepared with his consent”.

After the high-octane drama that played out in the historic assembly hall, the IT wings of DMK and BJP set out to work to grab social media space and ensure their narratives-memes were top trenders.

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