#BoycottMillennials trends after Sitharaman’s comment

After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks about the slowdown in the auto industry and attributed the lower demand to the changing mindset of millennials, #BoycottMillennials becomes one of the top trends on Twitter.

“The automobile and components industry has been affected by BS-VI (norms) and the mindset of millennials, who now prefer to have Ola and Uber rather than committing to buying an automobile,” ANI quotes Sitharaman as saying.

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Soon after, hashtags like #SayItLikeNirmala and #BoycottMillennials began trending on Twitter and the sarcastic comments have been doing the rounds.

Have a look.

https://twitter.com/alikarwi00/status/1171587501724585986

BHEL is at its lowest in 15 years because millennials prefer "Paani puri". #BoycottMillennials #SayItLikeNirmalaTai
— ERVJ 🇮🇳 (@WHOVINODJOSHI) September 10, 2019

There is a fall in agricultural sector because millennials prefer pizza instead of daal roti
– Nirmala Sitaraman#Boycottmillennial
— Vibhash Mishra 🏹 (@AapVibhash) September 10, 2019

https://twitter.com/IndianScooter/status/1171469196166713346

https://twitter.com/Macharlazz/status/1171609230530482176

Tourism is down because people are seeing photos and videos of places online.#SayItLikeNirmalaTai #BoycottMillennials pic.twitter.com/icT6iJMciE
— Alex PM Deshma 🇮🇳 (@PmDeshma) September 11, 2019

Education industry is undergoing recession because #Millennials are inspired by school and college dropouts and prefer being entrepreneurs instead of working for someone after education😜😭#BoycottMillennials pic.twitter.com/7rMEDakNp4
— Kamlesh Dixit 🇮🇳 (@KamleshDixit23) September 11, 2019