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KJ Alphons triggers '#KannanthanamChallenge' with his sleeping pics, Twitterati just can't keep calm
New Delhi, Aug 22: Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam, who has been regularly sharing details about the devastating floods in Kerala on social media, became a butt of jokes after posting pictures of himself sleeping at a relief camp in the southern state.
Kannanthanam had posted a photo of himself sleeping on a mat at a relief camp at Changanacherry in Kottayam district.
What is the #KannathanamSleepChallenge?
Last month, after the Kiki Challenge took the world by storm, now, a new challenge has sprung up from Kerala, after the union minister KJ Alphons shaing a picture of him sleeping in a 'rescue operations' album.
Alphons faced a severe backlash on Twitter
Thousands
of
netizens
commented
about
the
minister's
photo,
a
vast
majority
of
them
severely
criticising
his
act
of
projecting
himself
while
the
state
grappled
with
the
steep
challenge
of
rehabilitating
nearly
a
million
people
displaced
by
the
floods.
"#KannanthanamSleepChallenge
Post
your
sleep
decision
pic?" said
a
Twitter
user
in
reaction
to
his
post.
'Stop showing off', Twitter gives it back to him
Another comment read, "Sir, Is this a joke? U don't need to do such show offs. People of Kerala can clearly recognise this kind of political gimmicks. In fact, being a central minister you are able to help kerala in this dire situation. Pls do that. Jai Hind".
Another user asked people to Join #kannanthanamsleepchallenge
One
of
the
Twitter
user
commented
sarcastically,
to
join
#kannanthanamsleepchallenge.
'I am the one uploading photo while I am sleeping', a user said
Another critic said,''Sleeping after hard day of work
Please note: I am the one who is sleeping, but I am the one uploading photo while I am sleeping, because I am the sleeping I am the uploading.''
Even as the minister clarified that the photo was uploaded by his personal staff, social media users kept poking fun at him.
