Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left many baffled when he chose to finish his speech on India’s recent tax reformation to the music of Darth Vader’s Imperial March from the Star wars saga.
Addressing a crowd at the institute of Chartered Accountants on Saturday, PM Modi introduced the new Goods and Services Tax (GST), which has been described as the biggest tax reform since the country became independent 70 years ago.
Perhaps the soundtrack choice was an attempt to psych up the crowd attending at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Stadium.
What seemed like Mr Modi trying to liven up his speech, caught viewers around the country by surprise and they responded on social media.
Here you go: The official event video where Darth Vader’s Imperial March is played at the end of the PM’s GST speech https://t.co/Y3FNTVbvjl
— Krish Ashok (@krishashok) July 1, 2017
?? India and it’s dictator PM #Modi ends his speech to Star Wars Darth Vader’s imperial music.
What a coincidence!! ???? https://t.co/1cOKXLdeam— Jimmy (@Recognise786) July 5, 2017
#OneIndiaOneGST ? Twitterati are looking for the genius who played Darth Vader music after Modi’s speech on… https://t.co/qCRbeky1Vu
— Madhab Swain (@SwainMadhab) July 5, 2017
As PM Modi waves to his supporters, Darth Vader’s theme song plays in the background. https://t.co/tAjVMxPRAn pic.twitter.com/Y6rE7PbjSL
— Raja Mitra (@montouche) July 2, 2017
But the finale was not the first time Mr Modi referenced the sci-fi series of films. The Prime Minister ended a speech at Central Park, New York, in September 2014 by wishing the crowd: “May the force be with you.”
