This Article is From May 19, 2016

PM Modi Wishes Afghan President, Again, Tweets 'Got It Right This Time'

PM Modi Wishes Afghan President, Again, Tweets 'Got It Right This Time'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on his birthday today

Highlights

  • PM earlier tweeted birthday wishes on the wrong date
  • Afghan President gently corrected him on Twitter
  • PM joked he got date right this time
New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted birthday wishes to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani today - for the second time this year. This time, he remarked, he got it right.

When PM Modi greeted the Afghani President on February 12, Mr Ghani thanked him for his "gracious words" but gently corrected him, saying his birthday falls on May 19.
 

 

What followed were jokes, comments and advice for the prime minister on twitter, where he has 20 million followers - you can't rely on online searches.

The PM's comeback today had over 600 re-tweets and nearly 2,000 likes in 2 hours.
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