Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his birthday, this time on the correct date, noting he had got it right this time.
Happy Birthday President @ashrafghani…got the date right this time.:)
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 19 мая 2016 г.
Previously Modi had mistakenly greeted Ghani on the wrong date, February 12.
Happy birthday @ashrafghani. Praying for your long life & exceptional health and a joyful journey ahead.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 12 февраля 2016 г.
President Ghani thanked him for his "gracious words" but gently corrected him, saying his birthday falls on May 19 and not February 12.
@narendramodi Greetings from Munich Mr. PM. Although, my Birthday is on 19th May, but I'd still like to thank you for your gracious words:)
— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) 12 февраля 2016 г.
This mistake was followed by a number of tweets trolling PM Modi and blaming Google for getting the date wrong.
@ashrafghani @narendramodi This is what happens when the internet becomes the 'source' of 'information.' Happy b'day in advance though:)
— SIDAARRTH SHINDE (@sidaarrthshinde) 12 февраля 2016 г.
@ashrafghani if shri shri @narendramodi has wished u on 12th Feb, then u must celebrate ur bday on this dt every yr frm now on 🙅
— कोमल:) (@Komal_Indian) 12 февраля 2016 г.
Bas final 😂
@narendramodi @ashrafghani this is what happens when you manage your own twitter accounts…😁😁🙈🙈👆👆 #NarendraModi
— The sarcastic guy! (@virik_rmcf_7) 13 февраля 2016 г.
.@ashrafghani @narendramodi looks like Google might need to update its date-of-birth database…. pic.twitter.com/rJuQ4kjIIU
— Tanvi Madan (@tanvi_madan) 12 февраля 2016 г.
