Narendra Modi Wished Ashraf Ghani Happy B’day a Little Too Early

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mistakenly wishes happy birthday to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday committed a faux pas when he greeted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his ‘birthday’ on Twitter.

Happy birthday @ashrafghani. Praying for your long life & exceptional health and a joyful journey ahead.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 12, 2016

Ghani, whose birthday is on 19 May, was quick to correct Modi.

@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) February 12, 2016

The mistake may have happened as Google throws up Ghani’s date of birth as 12 February 1949.

Twitter had quite a field day trolling Modi.

PM @narendramodi used the dicey Google Khan to wish President @ashrafghani Happy B'day 3 months & a week in advance! https://t.co/yDJSESM9C2

— EH (@ejazhaider) February 13, 2016

@ashrafghani Congratulations for your rebirth Sir. @narendramodi

— R K Saxena (@rks17353) February 13, 2016

.@tanvi_madan So Modi wishes people by Google Search! Me thot he wished people with whom he had personal touch! @ashrafghani @narendramodi

— Vinod Mehta (@DrunkVinodMehta) February 13, 2016

(With IANS inputs)