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PM Modi wishes Afghan president on his ‘birthday’ three month advance

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MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has always been appreciated for being a tech-friendly PM but on Friday, a major faux pas left him red-faced on Twitter, where he has nearly 18 million followers.

According Indian Express, PM Modi took to Twitter to greet Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his birthday. He wished President Ghani a “long life and exceptional health and a joyful journey ahead”.

But PM Modi ended up getting mocked on the platform when Ghani replied thanking the PM for his ‘gracious words’ although his birthday falls on May 19 and not February 12.

The Afghan leader is currently in Munich to speak at the 2016 Security Conference on combating Islamic State.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.