Known for her pungent sense of humour and bringing into sharp focus contemporary issues, comedian Shraddha Jain, aka Aiyyo Shraddha was thrilled on meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. What really impressed her was that he immediately recognised and greeted her with “Aiyyo”, which is a prefix to her social media handle.
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PM @narendramodi is very proud of South Indian film Industry and how it showcases the beauty of our country, says @AiyyoShraddha pic.twitter.com/118BQBFDxW
— DD News (@DDNewslive) February 13, 2023
Interestingly, Bengaluru-based Jain whose videos on varied social media platforms are watched by her followers running in lakhs, is famous as Aiyyo Shraddha.
Recently she posted a funny video on mass layoffs on Instagram which was reshared by many users, including Harsh Goenka. In it she played the role of a techie who is laid off from her job.
Namashkar, yes, I met the Honorable Prime Minister of our Country. His first word to me was ‘Aiyyo!’.
I am not blinking, that’s my ‘O My Jod, he really said that, this is really happening!!!!’ look. Thank you @PMOIndia! pic.twitter.com/zBYexcy1I2— Aiyyo Shraddha (@AiyyoShraddha) February 13, 2023