When Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter to wish people on Mahavir Jayanti he used Gautam Buddha’s picture instead and it too did not get unnoticed.
While he did apologise, people on social media can be harsh and in no time he was trolled. After tweeting the picture, Tharoor without removing the tweet, provided a source for the picture and wrote, “Authentic, accepted alternatives most welcome.
At least, thanks to my apparent error, a lot more people are tweeting on Mahavira than they would otherwise have!”
People on social media were on a roll after that. Some shared Hitler’s photo and wrote Happy Birthday Charlie Chaplin, while another, sharing Johnny Lever’s photo wrote, “Happy Birthday to Michael Jackson”. While one user wrote, “This is farrago of lies,” another wrote, “When you get confused between Royal Challenge VS Royal Stag”
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 29, 2018
Tharoor quickly apologised for the error.
Here's the source for my picture: https://t.co/OrNVaFsJqd
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 29, 2018
Authentic, accepted alternatives most welcome. At least, thanks to my apparent error, a lot more people are tweeting on Mahavira than they would otherwise have! https://t.co/vYHNgeeY22
But people on social media can be unforgiving at times. Here are some of the reactions.
Happy Birthday to Michael Jackson pic.twitter.com/nEIzCmVNHO
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) March 29, 2018
Happy Birthday Shashi Tharoor. pic.twitter.com/jJyzTJICvi
— LolmLol (@LOLiyapa) March 29, 2018
Here is Steve Jobs, ex CEO of Microsoft pic.twitter.com/85BL7HZMhc
— Vellaku Ennai (@VellakuE) March 29, 2018
Happy Holi!! pic.twitter.com/gu1TF4u2Sn
— Rosy (@rose_k01) March 29, 2018
Happy birthday to Charlie Chaplin pic.twitter.com/nuVtOTBrS5
— Squint Neon (@squintneon) March 29, 2018
