Republic Day on Sunday: Extra Holiday Nahi Milega - Memes Pour In on Social Media

India celebrated its 76th Republic Day on January 26, 2025, but for many employees, the excitement was short-lived. The national festival coincided with Sunday, a regular off-day for many, leaving some feeling disappointed that they couldn't use the entitled holiday for a long weekend trip.

Netizens responded on social media with memes about the situation, making light of the situation with the joke that Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan would be thrilled to have an entitled holiday overlap with a regular non-working day.

Meme Fest on Social Media

The microblogging site Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook were flooded with memes and humorous posts, where many people shared their disappointment and frustration. Some memes had pictures of Narayana Murthy and SN Subrahmanyan with captions such as "When you finally get a holiday, but it's on a Sunday" and "When your boss is happy that you're not getting an extra day off".

Other memes presented people sitting in their homes looking bored and discontented with titles such as "When Republic Day falls on a Sunday" and "When you planned, but were ruined because it was a Sunday holiday".

For many employees, Republic Day coinciding with a Sunday meant losing the opportunity to have a long weekend out. Some had already planned to take an extra day off on either Friday or Monday to create a four-day weekend, but this plan was not to be, as they realized that their holiday coincided with their regular day off.

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