The battle of acronyms: Rahul Gandhi joins SCAM bandwagon

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi sure doesn't want to be kept out of things. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi said SCAM stands for Samajwadi Party, Congress, Akhilesh Yadav, and Mayawati, Gandhi respondend with some wit of his own, saying that SCAM stands for Seva (service), Courage, Ability, Modesty.

SCAM 
Service   
Courage
Ability
Modesty

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) February 5, 2017

Naturally, every time Gandhi opens his mouth or tweets something, someone has an opinion. Gandhi's definition of SCAM has left the Twitterati in splits, who were still reeling under the after-effects of Modi’s and Yadav’s SCAM acronyms.

Interestingly, Gandhi is the third individual to create a SCAM acronym. Earlier, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav responded to Modi's jibe with his version i.e. Save the Country from Amit Shah and Modi”. Social media users, especially those on Twitter, had a ball coming up with their versions, while others had a tough time deciding which one was better.

The biggest comeback, however, came from Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani, who said this:

Today for the first time a Congress leader saw not one but 4 virtues in the word SCAM!!!

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) February 5, 2017

'Seva' seen in its true ( congressi) avatar when Agusta Westland paid hefty bribes to one family and their loyalists.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) February 5, 2017

'Courage' in congressi style when the Nation was looted by Congress for a decade without a trace of shame.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) February 5, 2017

'Ability' demonstrated by Congress netas in the sheer number of scams in every sphere possible.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) February 5, 2017

'Ability' demonstrated by Congress netas in the sheer number of scams in every sphere possible.

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) February 5, 2017

Twitter, too, saw the funny side of it and these were some of the funnier tweets shared.

C - Cool
R - Reasonable
I - Inclusive
M - Modern
E - Exceptional#YoRaGaSoSmart

— PhD in Bak*****!! (@Atheist_Krishna) February 5, 2017

@Atheist_Krishna
Still
Can't
Act
Mature#YoRaGaSoSmart

— Sir_Caustic (@stench_of_humor) February 5, 2017