Digital newsrooms are high-pressure, stressful environments. Journalists are always working against tight deadlines which is overwhelming, to say the least. More so in the case of live broadcasts. Which is why gaffes are inevitable. Remember Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami misquoting Sunny Deol as Sunny Leone? Recently, another reporter from across the border faced a similar situation.
The ARY News presenter got confused with PM Modi’s use of the word ‘Abhinandan’ (meaning felicitations or congratulations) in his Parliament address and misquoted it as being a reference to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
Dear @ARYNEWSOFFICIAL, Hindi word 'Abhinandan' means congratulations or to greet. So 'Abhinandan' always won't mean Wing Commander Abhinandan.
If nothing else, look at the context of Modi's speech. Sensationalise karne k liyay bhi aqal chaiye.. 🙆🏻♀️pic.twitter.com/pgwcpOucla
— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) May 25, 2019
After the results of the 2019 Elections were out, Narendra Modi addressed the Central Hall and thanked his fellow party members for the win saying,
“Bharatiya Janata Party ke parivaar ka pratyek pratyek saathi koti koti abhinandan ka adhikarya hai.”
When translated, this would mean, “Each and every member of the BJP family deserves to be congratulated.”
The Pakistani reporter’s goof up was caught by Twitter users and shared online. The video soon turned into a facepalm moment for netizens.
Here are the funniest reactions to the slip-up on the internet.
https://twitter.com/___singh/status/1132290202745970688
Hahaha this is crazy 😂😂
— امیر (@Iam_Aamirr) May 25, 2019
Yo! @ARYNEWSOFFICIAL "Abhinandan" in Hindi (and a lot of other Indian lang) means "felicitations". Modi ji in his speech was offering his felicitations to the people. Not talking abt Wg Cdr Abhinandan. Pls hire some good interpreters!
— Aali Re / आली रे/ ಆಲಿ ರೇ (@aali_re) May 25, 2019
This is why education is important 😂😂🤦🤦🤦
— JoeRooted (@sh_nuu) May 25, 2019
— Onkar Sawant (@OnkarSawant15) May 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/Sridhar97919977/status/1132279673428140033
Looks like IAF Wing Commander whose unit just introduced new ‘Amraam Dodgers’ and ‘Falcon Slayers’ patches with a pictorial representation of their MiG 21 Bison, is on everybody’s minds.