The Olympic fever is on! And for all the appropriate causes when Mirabai Chanu gained India’s first medal, a silver medal, on the Tokyo Olympics within the girls’s weightlifting class. Evidently, social media posts flooded timelines congratulating Chanu for clinching the honour. And in all of the euphoria, many received overjoyed when the information about Priya Malik bagging a gold medal made the information. The cycle of posts continued however the one drawback is many mistook her win–at the 73 kg world title on the Cadet World Championships in Budapest which occurred on July 22–as one other win on the Olympics!
From making India proud to incomes fame from the nation, the web hailed her efforts however with out doing the naked minimal themselves – trying up how, why and the place is that she gained her due.
bear in mind the identify #PriyaMalik
congratulations for successful gold in wrestling #Olympics #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/BoQTs01Kk2
— Man attempting to smile who’s a nasty shayar too (@so_follow_u) July 24, 2021
Together with actor and supermodel Milind Soman who made the identical mistake of ascribing Malik’s win as one other milestone on the Tokyo 2020.
Thanks Priya Malik! #gold #TokoyoOlympics #wrestling welcome to Mt Olympus 👏👏👏👏🙂
— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) July 25, 2021
Evidently, Twitter was fast to level it out and faculty him in regards to the significance of reality examine. Somebody even identified “It is not obligatory to submit congratulatory tweet with out realizing about it” and more true phrases have by no means been spoken. See for your self.
Simply questioning whether it is particular solely to Indian celebrities or is it a phenomena worldwide- to get on the bandwagon to congratulate somebody with out even watching, studying and even realizing in regards to the occasion 🙄 https://t.co/0p0vBMyGg6
— Sayantan (@jojogotschwifty) July 27, 2021
Fairly certain he isn’t the one one 🙂 https://t.co/0SOyHYU6Dh
— Srinjoy Sanyal (@srinjoysanyal07) July 25, 2021
Ye bhi whatsapp college ke shikaar ho gaye hai🤣 https://t.co/P28Bh9IJ38
— Suyog (@suyogks) July 25, 2021
These are the tweets that confuse individuals. She hasn’t even participated within the Olympics. She gained the CHAMPIONSHIP in Budapest and never Tokyo. https://t.co/ZybcJBBjCK
— Yojana Phadnis (@YojPhadnis) July 25, 2021
🥲 replies https://t.co/zunc5vKtyy
— Sushil Magar (@pablo_AFC) July 25, 2021
This wasn’t gained in #TokyoOlympics2021 ! Truth examine.
— Pratibha P {Pratsmusings} (@Myepica) July 26, 2021
Double- examine whether or not it’s Tokyo Olympics or World Wrestling championship .. pic.twitter.com/aTKKu5hsn6
— cricbuff 🇮🇳🏏 (@007nikhilsharma) July 25, 2021
Kindly google little and discover out during which world sporting occasion she gained… It is not obligatory to submit congratulatory tweet with out realizing about it
— Aghori Archer (@Rocky33852616) July 25, 2021
However hey, at the very least Soman apologised in regards to the gaffe and tweeted that he ought to have checked when he was reprimanded by a follower. Nevertheless, he has clarified that he will not delete the tweet as a result of ‘‘generally it is okay to make a mistake.’
I do know now, nonetheless blissful 🙂 and I will not delete the tweet, generally its okay to make a mistake 🤪
— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) July 25, 2021
He did push out a separate tweet saying he was ‘too overcome with pleasure’ and that ‘Priya Malik gained Gold on the World wrestling Championships ! Onwards and upwards.’ Additionally, In the event you’re not within the know, Malik defeated Kseniya Patapovich 5-0 within the summit conflict.
This isn’t the primary time somebody has blended it up although; lately Tisca Chopra drew loads of flak for congratulating Mirabai Chanu for her win with an image of Indonesian weightlifter Windy Cantika Aisah, who took house the bronze medal. The actress later replied to a tweet and wrote, “Glad you guys had enjoyable! That was a real mistake, am so sorry .. nonetheless doesn’t imply I’m not happy with @mirabai_chanu on the #TokyoOlympics .. and of the remainder of our contingent.”
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Cowl Picture: Milind Soman/Flickr