PM Modi wishes President Ashraf Ghani on his ‘birthday’, but oops on a wrong date
PM Modi took to Twitter to greet Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his birthday. He wished President Ghani a "long life and exceptional health and a joyful journey ahead".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan’s President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (L) looks on during the inauguration of newly built complex of Afghanistan Parliament in Kabul on Friday. (Source: PTI)
Narendra Modi has always been appreciated for being a tech-friendly PM but on Friday, a major faux pas left him red-faced on Twitter, where he has nearly 18 million followers.
PM Modi took to Twitter to greet Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his birthday. He wished President Ghani a “long life and exceptional health and a joyful journey ahead”.
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But PM Modi ended up getting mocked on the platform when Ghani replied thanking the PM for his ‘gracious words’ although his birthday falls on May 19 and not February 12.
Nevertheless going forward, PM Modi and his staff should stock accurate information, especially when it comes to birthdays of world leaders rather than falling back on Google.
