Salman Khan’s ‘It’s Done Bro’ tweet to Sonam Wangchuk sparks meme fest — then he claps back at trolls

WEB DESK: Actor Salman Khan isn’t one to back down from trolls, and this week proved it. After fans accused the actor of caving to government pressure with his appeal to activist Sonam Wangchuk, Khan hit back on X on July 25 with a cheeky, quote-worthy response: “Salman Khan darrrrr Gaya…. Hmmm Joe darr gaya vo mar gaya.”

The clapback capped off a week that had already put Khan’s tweets back in the spotlight. The actor urged ‘bro’ Wangchuk to end his hunger strike, and hours later, Wangchuk did exactly that. Whether or not the two were connected, instead of praise, Khan found himself trending for all the wrong reasons, with fans roasting him over his casual choice of words.

Khan had thrown his support behind the students protesting at Jantar Mantar, urging them to head home, before turning his attention to Wangchuk, who was 26 days into his fast. The protests have been organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical online movement launched in May that has since grown into a nationwide campaign calling for sweeping education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Pradhan resigned on Saturday.

The demonstrations were triggered by a string of examination controversies, paper leaks, technical failures and cancelled tests, that sparked widespread public anger, with protesters arguing the incidents have eroded confidence in India’s examination system. The movement’s main protest site is Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the historic 18th-century observatory near Parliament Street that has long served as a venue for public demonstrations.

“The students are at top priority, educationally n security-wise, so they need not worry,” Salman wrote, adding that the prime minister had already tweeted and would act against those responsible.

He then addressed Wangchuk directly: “Sonam, it’s done, bro. Don’t extend this.”

The internet, naturally, could not let the “bro” slide. Memes flooded X within minutes, from Shakespeare mashups to mock parliamentary debates comparing how differently politicians versus “Bhai” phrase the same request. One user imagined a future UPSC aspirant studying the tweet in a history textbook decades from now, captioning it “Sallu Bhai amar ho gaye.”