RBI Withdraws Rs. 2000 Notes

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RBI Withdraws Rs. 2000 Notes refers to memes and discussions about the Reserve Bank of India's decision to withdraw Indian currencies denoting Rs 2000 from circulation. The move comes seven years after India's demonization process, which replaced older Indian currency with newer notes. Memes about the move revolved around people joking about being poor, reminiscing about the 2016 demonetization, and debating the necessity of the move.

Origin

On May 19th, 2023, the Twitter^[1] account @ANI posted a tweet that read, "RBI to withdraw Rs 2000 currency note from circulation but it will continue to be legal tender." The post gathered over 15,000 likes in an hour (seen below, left). @ANI posted follow-up tweets^[2] detailing developments in the story, gathering over 3,000 likes (seen below, right).

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Various internet users began making memes about the news on May 19th, 2023, Twitter^[3] user @sagarcasm posted a meme that gathered over 5,000 likes in a day (seen below, left). Also on May 19th, Twitter^[4] user @Atheist_Krishna posted a tweet that gathered over 1,000 likes in a day (seen below, right).

On May 19th, Twitter^[5] user @shiv_0769 posted a meme about the news (seen below, left). Also on May 19th, Twitter^[6] user @Memeswalaladka posted a meme about the news (seen below, right).

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