Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is back in the spotlight as clips from his podcast of him explaining his life in the United Kingdom are circulating online, but one word, in particular, has piqued the internet’s interest. “A donkey remains a donkey.”
“I was very welcome in the UK but I never considered it my home. I was always a Pakistani first. A donkey doesn’t turn into a zebra just because you paint stripes on it.” Mr Khan is heard stating in the now-viral video. “A donkey remains a donkey,”
Without comment. pic.twitter.com/l0Jwpomqvp
— Hasan Zaidi (@hyzaidi) May 6, 2022
Cricketer-turned-politician was a student in Britain before his renowned cricket career, finishing his further education at a boarding school in Worcester before going on to get an Oxford degree. Telling about the story, Khan’s phrase went viral on the internet, which he also got trolled for.
It’s part of a podcast with Junaid Akram, a Pakistani content producer who moved from Dubai to Pakistan and runs the Instagram handle ‘ganjiswag.’
Finally he admitts https://t.co/FFIBnnpLQD
— Mehreen Siddique (@mehreendhillon2) May 6, 2022
This guy ruled Pakistan! https://t.co/QnkG7NVe4y
— Amit Prakash (@amitprakash__) May 7, 2022
Poor choice of words but a deep insight which demonstrates a difference between British and American societies https://t.co/jHKAMOTFrK
— Opinion Bakery (@IndiaSpeaksPR) May 6, 2022
Self-deprecating humour https://t.co/Mt6sW3AK6K
— Jian (@RatcatcherKevin) May 6, 2022
Did he call himself a donkey? 😳😂
— Khushal Khan (@Khushal_Khattak) May 6, 2022
Whatttt ???? He could have given a better example https://t.co/BpNX4zSeHZ
— الکاظمی (@abdur_rehman26) May 6, 2022
I have nothing against donkeys, & here @ImranKhanPTI inadvertently calls himself one!@BBhuttoZardari @MaryamNSharif https://t.co/BRG78Pkxqd
— Nooliban_Slayer(Nool-ThreadOfTheSavarnaClasses) (@noolibanHater) May 7, 2022
The full video has been uploaded on Mr Khan’s official YouTue Channel.