Ganji Chudail comes with a special message from Delhi Police: “Sabko helmet pehnate hain” | Tendency

The Delhi Police is known to frequently use puns and memes to share public safety messages with residents of the national capital. In their recent post, they brought up a meme icon that has been extremely popular on social media over the past couple of years: Ganji Chudail.

The post, which shared a message about road safety, shows the meme character wearing a helmet. “Mujhse nahi, chot se daro! Helmet pehno! (Don’t be afraid of me, be afraid of getting hurt. Wear a helmet),” read the caption accompanying the post.

“Helmet Sabko pehnate hain Delhi Police wale,” read the post, which translates to “Delhi Police force everyone to wear a helmet.”

Take a look at the viral post here:

From witch to meme: Ganji chudail

A wacky cartoon character, based on an evil, bald witch, has somehow become the country’s most popular internet meme.

Ganji Chudail was created by YouTube channel Majedar Kahani as an animated character for their children’s stories. The channel has shared animated versions of classic children’s stories like Panchatantra and the tales of Akbar and Birbal on the Internet. Soon they developed their own characters for new stories and Ganji Chudail became one of the most popular.

The wicked witch’s quirky and sometimes bizarre antics have somehow become accessible to the public on social media, even reaching brands like Netflix, Swiggy and Nykaa, who have used the character for their ad campaigns. Recently, the makers of horror comedy ‘Stree 2’ used Ganji Chudail’s videos to promote their film.

Some Instagram users even dressed up as a bald green character wearing a sari for Halloween parties. (Also Read: Pokiest Meme Police: 5 Times Delhi Police Social Media Broke The Internet!)

How the Internet Reacted

Instagram users were delighted by the police’s attempt to get closer while sharing a public service announcement. Several users commented on the post, complimenting the creativity of the post.

“Ganji chudail is not so ganji (bald) anymore,” one user remarked.

Another user said Delhi Police should be called the ‘meme police’ for posting such ‘epic’ memes.

“Delhi police dil ki police,” said a third user.

“Delhi Police is on a roll,” read another comment.