Conservative candidate Bobby Jindal is often lambasted for his enthusiasm to distance him from his desi roots and even refused to be called an Indian-American. So when the Conservative candidate launched his US presidential bid, the Twitterati led by Indian-American comics Hari Kondabolu and Aasif Mandvi started trending jokes with the hashtag #BobbyJindalIsSoWhite. Also Read - Arnav Sharma and four other Indian-origin kids who scored more than Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein at Mensa IQ test

The campaign actually got off to a weird start when Jindal put his family members on hidden camera as he told them he would run for president. Incidentally, Jindal is so unpopular that when Narendra Modi went to Madison Square Garden, Jindal was booed by the crowd of Indian-Americans when his name was annoucned. The trend caught on quickly as others jumped on the wagon: Also Read - US will show its strength at UN: Haley

I would rather have Apu run for President than Bobby Jindal. More integrity, while also controlled by white men. Also Read - Senate panel approves Haley's nomination for US envoy to UN — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 24, 2015

Bobby Jindal’s first name is actually “Piyush,” but he goes by “Bobby” in public…and probably “Boy” in private. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 24, 2015

Bobby Jindal is only Indian when he needs money from the community, when it sounds good in his narrative & when he buys Fair & Lovely cream. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 24, 2015

Bobby Jindal is so white, he beat himself up after 9/11. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 24, 2015

Bobby Jindal’s so white, he first heard of rap music at a congressional hearing. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 25, 2015



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#bobbyjindalissowhite that he mispronounces his own name. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 25, 2015

Bobby Jindal went to Brown University, but it made him EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. #bobbyjindalissowhite — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 25, 2015

Bobby Jindal is so white that he’d accuse me of “race-baiting.” #bobbyjindalissowhite — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 25, 2015

The Indian equivalent to “Uncle Tom” will now be “Uncle Bobby.” #bobbyjindalissowhite — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) June 25, 2015

You might be a Jindnian if

U might be a #Jindian if u r the son of immigrants who is anti-immigrant. #bobbyjindalissowhite @harikondabolu @ShaifaliP — aasif mandvi (@aasif) June 24, 2015

#bobbyjindalissowhite he almost replaced Shahrukh Khan on this commercial. pic.twitter.com/IQstmeCq9R — Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) June 25, 2015

#BobbyJindalIsSoWhite that his first instinct when the DJ plays Sukhbir’s ‘Ishq Tera Tadpave’ is to do the Chicken Dance. — Suprateek Chatterjee (@SupraMario) June 25, 2015

#BobbyJindalIsSoWhite that he is ashamed of everything brown or black — Amit (@Silent_budhha) June 25, 2015

#BobbyJindalIsSoWhite that he couldn’t win a spelling bee if he tried. — Priti (@pritiriyer) June 25, 2015

The #bobbyjindalissowhite HT is so wrong! He’s obviously Native American you guys! pic.twitter.com/s5vNxxZrmW — Brandy Welz (@BrandyWelz) June 25, 2015

#bobbyjindalissowhite he’ll be devastated when he finds out Jesus was a brown hippie with a Middle Eastern accent. — Muh Phut (@MuhPhut) June 25, 2015

#bobbyjindalissowhite he could get cast as a backup dancer in a Bollywood film. — Sarita A Tanwar (@SaritaTanwar) June 25, 2015