Twitter likens Wikileaks chief to Only Fools and Horses favourite, Mr Burns and ...

Just minutes after Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was dramatically dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy by British police Twitter went wild.

Meme artists quickly formed a variety of comparisons between Assange and well-known characters from film and TV including Only Fools and Horses' Uncle Albert.

In extraordinary scenes, eight policemen had to drag the bearded and dishevelled WikiLeaks founder to a waiting police van as he ranted about Donald Trump and screamed 'the UK has no civility'.  

Twitter went wild with memes just minutes after Wiki-leaks founder Julian Assange was dramatically dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy by British police

Twitter went wild with memes just minutes after Wiki-leaks founder Julian Assange was dramatically dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy by British police

The 47-year-old was compared to The Simpsons' Mr Burns, Mary Poppins' Mr Dawes Senior, Only Fools and Horses' Uncle Albert, Game of Thrones' Grand Maester Pycelle and, of course, Father Christmas during a Twitter storm. 

His arrest came after the Ecuadorian government ended his asylum status, saying it was tired of his ‘discourteous’ behaviour and poor personal hygiene, which reportedly included smearing faeces on the walls of the country's London embassy.  

The 47-year-old was compared to The Simpson's Mr Burns, Mary Poppins' Mr Dawes Senior (middle right), Only Fools and Horses' Uncle Albert, Game of Thrones' Grand Maester Pycelle (middle left) and, of course, Father Christmas

The 47-year-old was compared to The Simpson's Mr Burns, Mary Poppins' Mr Dawes Senior (middle right), Only Fools and Horses' Uncle Albert, Game of Thrones' Grand Maester Pycelle (middle left) and, of course, Father Christmas

The Wikileaks founder (pictured over a seven-year period)  appeared in court yesterday after he was sensationally expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been claiming political refuge

The Wikileaks founder (pictured over a seven-year period)  appeared in court yesterday after he was sensationally expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been claiming political refuge

After seven years in the Eduadorian Embassy, escaping extradition to the US over charges of hacking 750,000 classified documents, Assange's personal appearance left much to be desired. 

Assange entered the embassy in Knightsbridge in July 2012 after he lost a battle against extradition to Sweden over two allegations of sexual assault. 

He was given political asylum and later made a citizen of Ecuador.

The former hacker was compared to Ben Kingsley who played Trevor Slatterly in Iron Man 3

The former hacker was compared to Ben Kingsley who played Trevor Slatterly in Iron Man 3

During his seven-year stay, British taxpayers

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