Not former CM, stop tagging me, tweets footballer Amrinder Singh; Captain empathises with him

Dear News Media, Journalists, I am Amrinder Singh, Goalkeeper of Indian Football Team 🇮🇳 and not the Former Chief Minister of the State Punjab 🙏😂 Please stop tagging me.

— Amrinder Singh (@Amrinder_1) September 30, 2021

Amrinder Singh plays for ATK Mohun Bagan football club. Clearly unrelated to the ongoing political drama in Punjab, Singh’s tweet instantly went viral on social media.

Interestingly, the tweet also caught the attention of former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, who retweeted Singh’s tweet adding that he empathises with the player. “I empathise with you, my young friend. Good luck for your games ahead,” Captain Amarinder Singh tweeted.

I empathise with you, my young friend. Good luck for your games ahead. https://t.co/MRy4aodJMx

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) September 30, 2021

The two names that sound somewhat sound similar but are spelt differently caused the confusion and the mix-up has triggered hilarious reactions among netizens. While some suggested the football player to update his Twitter bio, others empathised with him. Some also used the opportunity to share hilarious memes depicting the confusion.

Dear Indian media- pic.twitter.com/Xn15hcXBDp

— Abhijeet 🇮🇳 (@Who_Abhijeet) September 30, 2021

Meanwhile indian media👇 pic.twitter.com/JclBVl69b2

— Sajid Wani (@sajidwani88) September 30, 2021

Amrinder singh to : news media nd journalists 🤣😂😂 pic.twitter.com/adyb87C1rN

— Ak (@Ak34429850) September 30, 2021

Media’s reaction 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/bw7H4af9nY

— Susmita Mazumdar (@Susmita_Speaks) September 30, 2021

Amrinder Bhaaji. Media. Capt. Amrinder pic.twitter.com/Q8qTYGpe4q

— rae (@ChillamChilli_) September 30, 2021

😂 pic.twitter.com/23qpXvPfBj

— Surbhi⭐ (@SurrbhiM) September 30, 2021

Amrinder right now – pic.twitter.com/VvvInWBtiJ

— भारतीय 🇮🇳 (@Anonymo10590559) September 30, 2021

Indian Media right now** pic.twitter.com/PJj1mMkJmr

— Nehr_who? (@Nher_who) September 30, 2021

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— ARNAB SIKDAR (@ARNABSIKDAR10) September 30, 2021

Amid the ongoing infighting in Punjab Congress, Captain Amarinder Singh had to step down from his post and Charanjit Singh Channi took over as the new chief minister.