HIMO H -1B VISA TARE: Why the Internet blames MBA Chai Wala as ‘guilty’ – The Times of India

The H-1B visa has become more expensive after Trump introduced an annual rate of $ 100,000 into future applications. The new prices have entered into force as of today, September 21, leaving many guessing with what happens next. In the midst of chaos, businessman Prafull Billore, popularly known as MBA Chai Wala, has become the object of jokes online after his recent trip to the United States coincided with the announcement of steep by the increase in Visa H-1B rates. Billore shared a photo on September 8 from outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Then he subtitled the publication “Hello from the headquarters of Google, Googleplex, Mountain View, California, United States”.Days later, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, signed an order that imposed a rate of $ 100,000 in all the new requests of Visa H-1B on September 19. The measure caused anxiety among Indian technological workers and companies that represented most H-1B visas holders.

Social networks humorstically connect the US visit.

On microblogging x (previously Twitter) platforms, users connected Billore’s visit with the visa’s decision, reviving the “Panauti” label that has taken for more than a year. “This caused the Visa H1B crisis. It is having a 100%attack rate,” one user wrote in X. Another joked: “Now we know the culprit behind H1B problems. Panauti Bhai at his best.”“Bhai Ka Track Streced EK Dum Bana Hua Hai … H1b Visa Ki Rates Badh Hi Gayi Hai and Poora Silicon Valley Industry H1b Visa Visa par hi Establish hai (Brother’s history is perfect … H1B Visa rates have increased and the entire Silicon valley industry trusts in H1b visas)”.

Prabull Billore MBA Chai Wala’s ‘Panauti’ Tag

The “Panauti” label emerged for the first time in June 2024 when Billore published a selfie with the Cricket Southumumar Yadav player. The next day, Yadav scored only six races in a T20 match, which caused an avalanche of memes. Since then, the label has struck, with Billore often playing and even launching a “reverse canouti” campaign to turn the joke into a brand tool.Billore, who jumped to fame with his tea startup before becoming a social media figure, has not publicly responded to the last round of memes.