Mumbai, April 1: Chetan Bhagat, the author of famous books like 'Five Point Someone', 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life', and '2 States' took everyone by surprise when he declared on his Twitter handle that he will be joining Congress and even said that he would support the Congress's campaign in Karnataka. The announcement came as a shock to many and Bhagat shared a link along with his tweet which he said had all the details related to his move. It was after clicking on the link that one understood it was an April Fool prank because the link given by Bhagat opened the April Fools' Day wikipedia page.

The tweet by Chetan Bhagat was enough to send Twitterati into a shock. First, let us have a look at the tweet by Chetan Bhagat:

Many users, who didn't get that it was an April Fools' Day joke, responded with tweets questioning the writer "why?" would he do this and that it was quite unexpected:

Some were so hurt by Chetan Bhagat's reaction that they refused to accept it and even implied that he was being selfish:

A Twitter user wished luck to Bhagat and said that she hope the grand old party learns from Chetan Bhagat:

Even Chetan Bhagat seemed to have been moved by this reaction on his post:

It is indeed funny to see that despite giving the hint in the tweet that it is an April Fools' Day joke, so many users on Twitter are taking Bhagat's tweet seriously. In fact, many have started accusing him of personal interest as well. Twitter Folks need to chill and click on the link given by Bhagat. It's April Fools' Day guys. Have a good laugh!

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