Modi's faux pas: Greets Ashraf Ghani on 'birthday'
New Delhi, Feb 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday committed a faux pas when he greeted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his 'birthday' on twitter. Ghani's birthday is on May 19. "Happy birthday @ashrafghani. Praying for your long life & exceptional health and a joyful journey ahead," tweeted Modi. Ghani was quick to respond: "@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:)" The mistake may have happened as Google throws up Ghani's date of birth as February 12, 1949. Their tweets went viral, with the twitterati speaking out in jest. "@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 ?? Bas final ??," tweeter user Komal. Another user Santoesha Bissesar tweeted: "Don't the trust the Google:)" The tweets of both the politicians were later not available on their twitter handle, but the screenshots of the two tweets were re-tweeted by many.