Branded frozen parotas will be taxed higher at 18 percent compared to 5 percent for rotis since they are not the same, said the Karnataka Authority for Advance Rulings, on an application by Bengaluru-based iD Fresh Foods.

The vague distinction between the two household food items sent social media into overdrive, with #handsoffparota and #justiceforparota trending on Twitter.

Here are some of the witty puns and creative memes on the Parota Vs roti debate:

Has someone tweeted this yet? If not, here it goes.

Roti is a word. Porotta is an emotion. #HandsOffPorotta— Ashwin R Chandran (@ashwinrc26) June 12, 2020

Are they charging GST on every Layer of Porotta?

1 layer of porotta =1 Roti.