The author of a satire that went viral on Tuesday, when Amazon briefly published it, had lost his part-time job amid Covid cuts. He decided to make an empty book detailing the PM's success with tackling unemployment 'for a laugh'. 

Titled 'Masterstroke' and published under the pseudonym 'Berozgar Bhakt' (Unemployed Devotee), the e-book made waves for several hours after it appeared on the Amazon website. Its cover, bearing a blurred image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, promised to reveal "420 secrets that helped PM in India's employment growth". Inside were 56 pages, all left intentionally blank. It was available as a Kindle download priced at Rs 56, and free of cost for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. This was the work of an irreverent Redditor, who says he is a victim of the growing wave of unemployment in the country.