Styled like an edited Wikipedia page, an image, posted on social media, displayed Trump’s official portrait and listed him as the “acting president of Venezuela”.

The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Supreme Court. It seeks an FIR against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the DGP, and the Kolkata Police Commissioner. The agency alleges obstruction and evidence tampering in a money laundering case. This involves a probe into the political consultancy firm I-PAC. The ED claims its officers were threatened and evidence was seized.

On paper, Irappa no longer exists. And in the eyes of the system, a man who does not exist cannot receive subsidies, welfare benefits, or official support of any kind.