Lionel Messi’s ‘beedi endorsement’ leaves Twitter world in splits

A beedi brand, with a Bengali script, has printed soccer great Lionel Messi's photo on its pack

by exchange4media Staff
Published: Jul 15, 2021 12:02 PM | 2 min read

While the incident of Portuguese footballer Christiano Ronalo shunning Coca cola bottle at a press conference during UEFA Euro 2020 last month evoked a lot of reactions on social media platforms, the latest ‘endorsement’ to have caught the fancy of netizens is that of a beedi brand that has printed soccer great Lionel Messi's photo on its pack.

The beedi packet, which has a Bengali script, has the twitterati in splits, triggering some hillarious memes and posts. Take a look at some of them:

Messi's first endorsement in India
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— Rupin Sharma IPS (@rupin1992) July 13, 2021

After Argentina defeating Brazil in #CopaAmerica2021, Messi is now brand ambassador of #messibeedi in India. ??? pic.twitter.com/2qlozuTTeD
— Asutosh Pal (@AsutoshPal) July 14, 2021

Money power of Indian tobacco industry ??https://t.co/5IBh0geewl #media #advertising
— Saurav Roy (@sauravroy82) July 14, 2021

Zindgi mai agar kuch karna hai to aisa karo ki tumhara photo Beedi pai chaap jaye !!! Messi on Beedi :) (Pic Courtesy : Internet) pic.twitter.com/OtRxvqhZPX
— Sanjay Kumar IRTS (@Sanjay_IRTS) July 15, 2021

So, there's a Lionel Messi beedi too?#Messi #India pic.twitter.com/ZzskdOFZYh
— Sahil Bakshi (@SBakshi13) July 14, 2021

Messi beedi is the new normal#Messibeedi pic.twitter.com/QiLK0ZgwYp
— The_introvert_one (@shrivasDEVESH) July 14, 2021

This can happen only in India.#MessiBeedi @GabbbarSingh @TrollFootball @FootballFunnnys pic.twitter.com/oepYg80yoX
— Sachin Banthia ?? (@banthiasachin) July 12, 2021