Actor Farhan Akhtar highlights ‘glaring error’ in a Bengali school textbook, government responds

Thanks Farhan. Ref the wrong pic of Milkha Singh. Checked with Education Min of State. He tells me it isn’t a text book for government schools.Nor is it published by government. Trying to track the private publishing company. They ought to correct the mistake in future editions https://t.co/bV5gDU0jpr

— Derek O’Brien (@derekobrienmp) August 19, 2018

Previously, Akhtar had posted the image of a Bengali school textbook featuring the actor instead of Indian track and field legend Milkha Singh. Akhtar, who played Milkha Singh in Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, highlighted the glaring error in a Twitter post.

Akhtar wrote, “To the Minister of School Education, West Bengal. There is a glaring error with the image used in one of the school textbooks to depict Milkha Singh-ji. Could you please request the publisher to recall and replace this book? Sincerely.”

To the Minister of School Education, West Bengal.
There is a glaring error with the image used in one of the school text books to depict Milkha Singh-ji. Could you please request the publisher to recall and replace this book?
Sincerely. @derekobrienmp https://t.co/RV2D3gV5bd

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 19, 2018

He also tagged TMC spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Dereck O’ Brien for good measure. The tweet, which received over 400 retweets and 1800 likes, elicited reactions from many including O’Brien. While some came up with hilarious responses to the tweet, others wondered why no proof-reading was done before publishing the textbook. Here are some of the reactions that followed the tweet:

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On it. Thanks for the feedback.

— Derek O’Brien (@derekobrienmp) August 19, 2018

This is comedy. Dark comedy. Satirical dark comedy. At first I laughed so hard.. Then I gave it some serious thought.. And then I laughed harder https://t.co/LA4TAZpRL3

— sanket porwal (@sanketporwal) August 19, 2018

What were they thinking?

— Intellectual Fool (@umeshup88) August 19, 2018

😱😂 now now, we can’t say Farhan’s history😁 #Historybooks #school #goofup @MumbaiMirror @TOIIndiaNews

— Susan (@susanmuchhala) August 19, 2018

This is the level of people engaged in educatiom sector today…no proof reading of matetials meant for education children…While #MilkhaSingh ran for bringing #Medal for country, we are running for #Money

— P N Singh (@parasjanpara) August 19, 2018

@Lyfeghosh what’s publisher’s mistake in it if @FarOutAkhtar has acted so well in “Bhag Milkha Bhag” that people remember him as Milkha Singh?

The real culprit is @FarOutAkhtar. Need to punish severely.

— Mayur Agrawal (@agrawalmayur23) August 19, 2018

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