Modi Speeches Spur Memes, Pub Drinking Games in India Cities
- Pubs organized drinking games to accompany his Dec. 31 speech
- Modi’s previous address was to announce sweeping cash ban
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India’s teetotaler Prime Minister Narendra Modi almost fueled a booze binge on New Year’s eve in the nation’s cities.
As his scheduled speech drew nearer, pubs announced Modi-themed drinking games while Indians sought solace through social media humor. The last time Modi had addressed the nation, on Nov. 8, it had ended with him canceling 86 percent of currency in circulation and unleashing chaos in a country where almost all consumer payments are made in cash.