{"id":39470,"date":"2026-09-18T12:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/shashi-tharoor-grammar-mistake-in-pm-modi-birthday-wish\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:21:47","slug":"shashi-tharoor-grammar-mistake-in-pm-modi-birthday-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/shashi-tharoor-grammar-mistake-in-pm-modi-birthday-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"Shashi Tharoor Grammar Mistake in PM Modi Birthday Wish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/18\/cover_1789711869939.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/18\/cover_1789711869939.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/18\/cover_1789711869939.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Congress leader Shashi Tharoor wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi a happy birthday on Thursday. After this, an X user pointed out a mistake in his post. Responding on Friday, Tharoor said that this happens often.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">In his post, Tharoor had written &#8220;in his 76th birthday&#8221; instead of &#8220;on his 76th birthday&#8221;. Tagging Tharoor, a user wrote, &#8220;Shashi ji made a grammar mistake, even if it is a fat-finger error.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Tharoor replied, &#8220;Yes, I wrote &#8216;in&#8217; instead of &#8216;on his birthday&#8217;. This happens often.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/18\/screenshot2026-09-181201051789713185894_1789714555.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/18\/screenshot2026-09-181201051789713185894_1789714555.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/18\/screenshot2026-09-181201051789713185894_1789714555.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Tharoor faced backlash after using the word &#8220;drama&#8221; on Nepal floods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Shashi Tharoor faced criticism on social media last month after using the word &#8220;drama&#8221; on X regarding the floods in Nepal. After arriving in Kathmandu, Tharoor had expressed concern over the damage caused by the floods there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">In his initial post on X, Tharoor had written that he had left for Kathmandu the previous day, completely unaware of the &#8220;drama&#8221; unfolding in the mountains and the heavy devastation it had caused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Social media users questioned his use of the word &#8220;drama,&#8221; with one user asking whether it was an appropriate term for such a situation. Tharoor subsequently defended his choice of words and offered a clarification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>July 2025 \u2014 wrote &#8220;asking&#8221; instead of &#8220;asked an&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">In an X post, Tharoor had written, &#8220;I was asking inevitable question.&#8221; Users pointed out the grammatical error. Tharoor clarified that he had dictated the post, and that voice transcription had turned &#8220;asked an&#8221; into &#8220;asking.&#8221; He said that, in his haste, he had not proofread the post.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress leader Shashi Tharoor wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi a happy birthday on Thursday. After this, an X user pointed out a mistake in his post. Responding on Friday, Tharoor said that this happens often. In his post, Tharoor had written &#8220;in his 76th birthday&#8221; instead of &#8220;on his 76th birthday&#8221;. 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