13 April,2026 10:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Preity Zinta and Salman Khan
Back in 2014, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan made a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) about Priety Zinta's Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, and since then it has been one of the internet's favourite memes. Following his now-familiar trend of posting for Preity Zinta, Salman, on Monday, posted another tweet congratulating his former co-star for Punjab Kings' (PBKS) impressive performance. The internet joined the dots and is now rejoicing, saying they got a sequel to his viral after 12 years.
On Monday, Salman tweeted, "Well done Zinta, Congratulations Zinta, Team is playing well â¦.realpreityzinta." In no time, the users pulled out Salman's tweet from 2014, noting that the he actor's legendary Zinta shoutout is back and posted hilarious reactions to it.
For the unversed back in 2014, Salman had cheered for Preity's team PBKS, tweeting, "Zinta's team won kya?" The tweet had gone viral and to date remains one of the internet's favourite tweets of all times, with users regularly sharing it under Salman's tweets and also on Reddit.
Soon, fans began flooding the comments section with his 2014 tweet, with many calling him her "old fan." One user wrote, "Sallu bhai knows what he's doing recreating that iconic tweet"
Another user wrote, "Salman Khan went from "Zinta's team won kya?" to "Well done Zinta" after 12 years. Bro took "slow and steady" way too seriously. Better late than never, bhai." Many users pointed out that the Punjab team is not a part of today's clash. Others highlighted that the last time Punjab played was on April 11.
One user on reddit wrote, "Sequel released after 12 years. Tiger Zinta hai." Another one joked, "first time was so much fun, he had to do it twice." A third user said, "We got Salman recreating his tweet before GTA 6."
Pointing out that Punjab wasn't playing today, a user commented, "Punjab didn't play yesterday , They are not playing today. But Salman's love towards Zinta is everyday." One user rejoiced saying, "We got a sequel." A user even joked, "bhai tweets are back! it's over for trump."
