Altaf Raja trends on Twitter

After selling music cassettes in the '90s, Altaf Raja had probably walked off into the sunset, content in the thought that he had done his bit to change the world, one tear at a time. Little did he know that he would be brought back from the dead, years later, when the world would again need a dose of his brand of melancholy. Or perhaps he was always aware of the growing need for his kind of songs and smiled to himself when songs like 'Sun raha hai...' or 'Tanhayee...' ruled the charts. Perhaps he was bidding his time, waiting to strike with another song that would numb the rickshawallahs to the skyrocketing fuel prices. Whatever may be the reason for his comeback, the singer has arrived and how! After an appearance in Comedy Nights With Kapil, Altaf Raja has been trending on Twitter and the reactions are hilarious. We have compiled the best ones for you.

(Disclaimer: Please don't read it with Altaf Raja songs playing in the background, the hilarity of these jokes can't combat the grief of his dard bhare songs.)

Rishi. ‏@kalakaaar
"Altaf Raja don't celebrate his birthday, he celebrates his 'dard day' instead"

Keh Ke Peheno ‏@coolfunnytshirt
"Altaf Raja: Ishq aur pyar ka maza lijiye..SBI Employee: Lunch kar raha hoon, khaane dijiye!"

Adarsh Raj Thackeray ‏@Madan_Chikna
"Obama- USA will support India in any circumstancesModi- Great ��Altaf Raja interrupts- Tum toh tehre pardesi.. saath kya nibhaoge"

hawashmi (Mr. X) ‏@hawashmi
"Altaf raja kuch dard bhare gaane ye keh kar reject kar dete hain ki 'log marr jaenge'."

इच्छाधारी नागिन™®© ‏@divyangana
"Altaf Raja taught crocodiles how to cry."

Prashank Rai ‏@PrashankRai
"Altaf Raja apna tuta hua dil gum se chipkate hai."

Indian Batman ‏@imAbhishek_J
"He~Bhaiyya station chaloge? Autowalla~NOHe~Altaf Raja ki CD hai mere paas.Autowalla~Baitho sahab."

Funnily Serious ‏@notionalview
"Altaf Raja does his charity work only for CRY foundation ."

siddharth ‏@PunKhaa
"Altaf raja dinner me dhokha khata hain"

Keh Ke Peheno ‏@coolfunnytshirt
"NaMo praised each player of the Indian World Cup squad including Rohit Sharma. Meanwhile, Ishant Sharma is listening to Altaf Raja songs!"

DIL ‏@Urvi_G
"Sun raha hai na tu, ro raha hu main.." is the ringtone of Altaf Raja."

siddharth ‏@PunKhaa
"SadSadderAltaf raja"

Budhaditya Roy ‏@budhadityaroy
"Don't blame Altaf Raja. Its got to do with the name. Anybody named A. Raja makes one cringe. Be it the 2G scam or be it songs."

Vishal ‏@VshalOvercome
"If Kingfisher is the King of Good Times then Altaf Raja is the Raja of Sad Times"

Chaman Chindi ‏@PradyumanCID
"Hopefully Altaf Raja's fans don't start protesting and trending for making him National singer :/ #MSG150CroreClub"

siddharth ‏@PunKhaa
"Altaf raja bada hokar aansoo banna chahte the."

Aditya Savnal ‏@KafanchorNeta
"Altaf Raja can make even laughing Buddha weep"

Nishant Soni ‏@NishforU
"Altaf Raja can make onions cry"

SAISH NAIK ‏@DJSAISHH
"Breakups will make you either Yo Yo Honey Singh or Altaf Raja. :p :D"

ThakurSaab. ‏@HathwalaThakur
"Instead of 'Happy Meals', Mcdonalds has 'Sad Meals' totally free of cost for our great Altaf Raja."

(Disclaimer: All tweets and images have been sourced from Twitter)