This year's Valentine's Day was heartbreaking for Indian Free Fire fans as their favorite Battle Royale shooter got blocked in the country. Garena Free Fire was one of 54 applications banned by the Government of India's Ministry of Electronics and IT citing security reasons.Although most apps were Chinese, the ban of Garena's BR shooter was surprising, considering its background. Earlier, Free Fire and its MAX variant were removed from the App Store, and the removal of the former from the Play Store sparked the ban rumors that came true on 14 February.Free Fire's ban has led to a meme-fest among BGMI fans on social mediaIt was pretty unfortunate and disheartening for the fans of the popular BR shooter to encounter the game's ban. The development and suddenness of the situation were quite Déjà vu-Esque for the PUBG Mobile fans, who lost access to their beloved game back in 2020.However, many BGMI (PUBG Mobile) fans took a dig at the ban of Garena's BR shooter. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the ban sparked a meme-fest on social media.Here are some of the memes related to the ban of 54 apps in India:Pushkar Yadav@ypushkar_1GB Ram mobile user who claimed themselves a pro GamerAfter Free fire ban :-#FreeFire #FreeFireBanned3:05 AM · Feb 14, 20229021491GB Ram mobile user who claimed themselves a pro GamerAfter Free fire ban :-#FreeFire #FreeFireBanned https://t.co/OyUCmceQARIndic Gamer@IndicgamerytFree fire gets removed from play store also 🤯 #freefireban#freefireindia #freefire10:22 AM · Feb 12, 202211716Free fire gets removed from play store also 🤯 #freefireban#freefireindia #freefire https://t.co/fyFn5FhQvhRishabh Kumar@Light_261101Government has banned #FreeFire#FreeFireBanned #freefireban..Meanwhile parents ;- 3:37 AM · Feb 14, 202222625Government has banned #FreeFire#FreeFireBanned #freefireban..Meanwhile parents ;- 😅 https://t.co/h9T4Cbj3NATanuj@tanujjaangid#FreeFireBannedFinally Good Decision taken by Government of India🏻To remove this app from play store!!!#FreeFire #freefireban2:43 AM · Feb 14, 202249371#FreeFireBannedFinally 😄 Good Decision taken by Government of India🙌🏻To remove this app from play store!!!#FreeFire #freefireban https://t.co/0B6TarbpwPBGMI fans were quite creative in using famous meme templates.Yuvraj Pratap Rao 🇮🇳/STAN /Sagittarius ✨🌙@yuvrajuv444#FreeFireBanned #freefireMeanwhile Pubg players to Free fire players4:53 AM · Feb 14, 202292#FreeFireBanned #freefireMeanwhile Pubg players to Free fire players https://t.co/AQpGGPjUF7Kota Students Life@kota__life54 Chinese apps banned including #FreeFire #freefireban2:09 AM · Feb 14, 202213254 Chinese apps banned including #FreeFire #freefireban https://t.co/ulduhnJ7UNHarshit Rai 🇮🇳@theharshitrai#FreeFire ke 14 rightnow :8:51 AM · Feb 13, 202286#FreeFire ke 14 rightnow : https://t.co/f0RYyMMXDmYuvraj Pratap Rao 🇮🇳/STAN /Sagittarius ✨🌙@yuvrajuv444#FreeFireBanned #freefireMeanwhile Pubg players to Free fire players4:48 AM · Feb 14, 2022142#FreeFireBanned #freefireMeanwhile Pubg players to Free fire players https://t.co/09EGsqEtfZAtul Chaudhary@atul07020Free fire has been banned in india #FreeFire9:28 AM · Feb 14, 20221Free fire has been banned in india #FreeFire https://t.co/iG4jyYZtaiदेशी छोरा@Deshi_Indian01The humble reaction of parents after Govt announces ban on 54 Chinese Apps including #FreeFire.#freefireban #ChineseApps2:08 AM · Feb 14, 202251The humble reaction of parents after Govt announces ban on 54 Chinese Apps including #FreeFire.👇😎🙏#freefireban #ChineseApps https://t.co/gBWGFb26riSome fans were quick to express their nostalgia regarding the PUBG Mobile ban.Krishan Pawar🇮🇳@Krishan24274406#ChineseApps #FreeFireBanned #freefireMeanwhile Pubg players to Free fire players 5:26 AM · Feb 14, 202241#ChineseApps #FreeFireBanned #freefireMeanwhile Pubg players to Free fire players 😂😂 https://t.co/YLeVlRqgbtUddalak Das@ninja_writer21Old PUBG players after hearing about #FreeFire ban:3:03 AM · Feb 14, 20228Old PUBG players after hearing about #FreeFire ban: https://t.co/zE5foH9ZGgDivyanshu 3am@divyanshu3am#freefireban #54apps #ChineseApps #FreeFire Emotions of free fire players rn -1:45 AM · Feb 14, 202272#freefireban #54apps #ChineseApps #FreeFire Emotions of free fire players rn - https://t.co/t3WV9EWOqLIndic Gamer@IndicgamerytAfter free fire ban in india- #FreeFire #FreeFireBanned #freefireindia #ChineseappsBan7:46 AM · Feb 14, 202251After free fire ban in india- #FreeFire #FreeFireBanned #freefireindia #ChineseappsBan https://t.co/HWIw1B1o9RMotion Bhai@MotionBhaiRelax #freefire fans #freefireban #garena #FreeFireMAX #PlayStore10:39 AM · Feb 14, 2022Relax #freefire fans #freefireban #garena #FreeFireMAX #PlayStore https://t.co/brk5OumBrLThe only positive for Garena's survival shooter fans is that the MAX variant is still accessible in India via Google Play. The probable reason behind the MAX version's availability is its exclusion from the list of banned apps. However, the same is still unavailable from Apple's App Store.Although Free Fire is still working on some devices in India, it is wise for users to download the MAX variant. Players can continue to enjoy the in-game features of the BR shooter with its MAX version, as both games are essentially the same.Players can read Garena's official updates regarding the ban in India by clicking here.