Twitter has a field day when PM Modi goofs up Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani's birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hands on with the social media and has made it a point that the official account of PMO does the same to be quick and have a prominent social media presence. His official Twitter handle always wishes other world leaders, other eminent personalities on their birthdays or acheivements.

When it comes to tweeting, one has to be accurate when one is Prime Minister of India. Relying on the internet can cost you some mockery as the least of the consequences. Trolls are everywhere, waiting to strike as you goof up.

Narendra Modi made a mistake of wishing a happy birthday to Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani on Friday. Because, as it was made clear by the Afghanistan president in a reply to the tweet that his birthday is on May 19.

@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

There is a possibility that someone at in PM Modi's social media staff just googled Ashraf Ghani's birthday which it shows up as February 12 in Google database and on a few websites.

Calling up Indian embassy in Kabul to confirm would have been a wise choice before tweeting, we say.

People living in the Twitter universe had a good laugh at the expense of this mistake.

.@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

Now bhakts wil abuse ashraf ghani for not taking birth on 12th February

Lol.. pic.twitter.com/kglF799r2D

— Vinay Dokania (@vinaydokania) February 12, 2016

Someone Check if D.O.B of Ashraf Ghani in Wikipedia was edited AFTER Modi embarrassed himself by Wishing him Happy Birthday

— Joy (@Joydas) February 12, 2016

@ashrafghani if shri shri @narendramodi has wished u on 12th Feb, then u must celebrate ur bday on this dt every yr frm now on
Bas final

— कोमल :) (@Komal_Indian) February 12, 2016