The advent of social media seems to have offered trolls and meme creators a full-time job. While most jibes are entertaining, they often put one’s every statement on the radar of creative illustrators. In fact, millions of people on twitter are waiting to rip to shreds with their wit for every blunder you make.
And if you are a public figure, say the head of a country with 9.8 million followers, the least you can do is cross check the facts before posting them online. But, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan once again became the source of amusement for Twitterati after he posted his musings on Twitter.
The very busy PM (or his social media team) forgot to do his homework and wrongly attributed the Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore’s quote to a Lebanese-American writer and poet, Kahlil Gibran.
Here is what he posted:
Those who discover and get to understand the wisdom of Gibran's words, cited below, get to live a life of contentment. pic.twitter.com/BdmIdqGxeL
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 19, 2019
As expected, Twitter’s got no chill and the Prime Minister’s post was flooded with tweets that will keep you entertained for a couple of hours:
https://twitter.com/DrAyeshaSpeaks/status/1141313716568412160
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) June 19, 2019
— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) June 19, 2019
Do you see what people telling him? Its not Khalil Gibran’s
— Muhammad Junaid (@junaidmuhammadd) June 19, 2019
— Samavia malik (@Samaviamalik2) June 19, 2019
Nice quotes but these are Shri Rabindranath Tagore's words !!👍🏿 pic.twitter.com/YJwwfG7nAk
— Manoj Agrawal 🇮🇳 (@manoj_indore) June 19, 2019
He should be careful about his words.
— Shahjhan Malik | #StayHomeSaveLives (@shahjhan_malikk) June 19, 2019
— Arunudoy ভট্টাচার্য (@ArunudoyB) June 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/TypoMantri/status/1141543319543193600
I am sort of relieved that Imran Khan did not attribute the quote to Inzamam-ul-Haq.
— Suresh Kochattil (@kochattil) June 20, 2019
1 Universe, 8 Planets, 204 Countries, 809 Islands, 7 Seas, and over 8 Billion People but I want To meet You only atleast once in my life @ImranKhanPTI https://t.co/XR8uRoFtqS
— مـــــہـــــر بلــــوچ🍁 (@maher_iam) June 19, 2019
As it is rightly said, fame is a doubled edged sword. Hence have your social media team vet your posts Mr. Khan, lest the troll brigade slam you again!