British humour charms Anand Mahindra after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns

British humour is known for its sarcasm and irony aimed at the absurd things that occur in everyday life. And, British Prime Minister Liz Truss's resignation on Thursday was the perfect premise for that.

Truss's political career wilted faster than the leafy lettuce, thanks to a tabloid stunt.

After the British weekly The Economist said that the 47-year-old's time would have 'roughly the shelf-life of a lettuce', the Daily Star tabloid in the UK set up a livestream featuring a photo of the UK PM beside a head of the vegetable, dressed in a wig and googly eyes.


The aim was to test whether Truss's tenure would outlast the '10-day shelf-life of a lettuce'. But, she resigned after seven days. Trying to imply that Truss's political career was 'limp' and 'wet', the lettuce stunt was a perfect excuse for the tabloid to come up with veggie-related puns.

Many Britons joined the world in laughing at the lettuce joke.





Billionaire Anand Mahindra, a fan of British humour, called the lettuce joke 'brutal'.


In a series of posts, the Mahindra Group Chairman took to Twitter to join the humour when the lettuce outlasted Truss.



The posts shared by Mahindra, who has 9.8 million followers on the micro-blogging site, was buzzing with comments and likes.

This is not the first time the business tycoon has shared his views on international politics. When Rishi Sunak was running for the post of British PM in July, the auto boss posted a meme- featuring an image of the UK Prime Ministerial residence, 10 Downing Street, in London with shoes and slippers kept outside the door (a common Indian tradition). "Brit-Indian humour has gone into overdrive with Shri Sunak in the final shortlist of two," his tweet read.


Truss came to 10 Downing Street to be a 'disruptor', but her short tenure ended in 45 days. This was as disruptive as anything Britain has seen since 2016, when the country's decision to quit the European Union upended the normal rules of politics.

According to The New York Times report, Truss is eligible for a taxpayer-funded allowance capped at 115,000 pounds ($129,000) a year for the rest of her life.

(With inputs from AFP & AP)