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Imran Khan’s slip of tongue or called himself a donkey? Netizens poke fun

A video clip of ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan created flutter on social media as he made an outlandish/weird remark about himself.

New Delhi: A video clip of ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan created flutter on social media as he made an outlandish/weird remark about himself. In the podcast, the former Pak PM was describing about his life in United Kingdom.

Call it an inadvertent error or slip of tongue, Imran Khan in an interaction with 3 podcast hosts, referred to himself as a donkey.

“I was a part of that [British] society, I was welcomed as well. But I never considered it my home. I am a Pakistani. No matter what I do, I can’t become an Englishman. If you paint stripes on a donkey, it doesn’t become a zebra. A donkey remains a donkey,” Imran Khan told the hosts.

His comment brought a deluge of reactions on Twitter with many users poking fun at the ousted Pak PM. Though some said that there was nothing extraordinary in his statement but lot many users trolled him for ‘belittling’ the country & countrymen with donkey remark. A couple of netizens looked furious with him for referring that meant ‘Pakistanis remains a donkey despite moving to the West.’

The podcast was recorded by Pakistan-based content creators Muzammil Hassan, Junaid Akram and Talha.

About Imran Khan’s ascension & removal from power

Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned cricketer became Pakistan prime minister in 2018, as his Tehree-i-insaf (PTI) emerged as single largest party in Elections. Being a public figure for long, he enjoys immense popularity, however, his ascension to power drew critical remarks from Opposition who claimed that he was propped up by Pakistan’s military to work as its ‘puppet’.

In last couple of months, Imran faced revolt & rebellion from within the party and finally, he became the first Prime Minister to be impeached by the Pakistan Parliament.