Old problems with new notes

Social media went berserk as news spread that a huge cache of fake Rs 2,000 notes has been seized

Social media went berserk as news spread on Monday that a huge cache of fake Rs 2,000 notes has been seized. The topic was one of the top trending on Twitter as thousands started expressing concern and making fun of the government’s decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes last year to curb black money and terror financing by Pakistan. 

One tweeted, “That GPS in Rs 2,000 note seems to have been deactivated. Can you switch on the button so satellites can work?” taking on a rumour from the early days of demonetisation that the new Rs 2,000