New Delhi: Indian athlete Priya Malik grabbed a gold medal in the World Cadet Wrestling Championship in Budapest on Sunday. While the countrymen showered praise on the athlete, some Bollywood celebrities mistook the wrestler’s victory as an Olympic win.
‘Dum Laga ke Haisha’ fame actress Bhumi Padnekar took to Instagram to congratulate Malik with caption, “Baby gold gold gold gold gold #PriyaMalik #tokyoolympics #olympics2021”.
Actor/Model Milind Soman took to his twitter handle and excitedly wrote, “Thank you Priya Malik! #gold #TokoyoOlympics #wrestling welcome to Mt Olympus”.
Thank you Priya Malik! #gold #TokoyoOlympics #wrestling welcome to Mt Olympus ?????
— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) July 25, 2021
However, Soman after releasing the mistake corrected himself sharing an another post which said, “Sorry, should have checked before my earlier tweet, but was too overcome with joy Smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes Priya Malik won Gold at the World wrestling Championships ! Onwards and upwards”.
Sorry, should have checked before my earlier tweet, but was too overcome with joy ? Priya Malik won Gold at the World wrestling Championships ! Onwards and upwards ??????
— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) July 25, 2021
One user suggested, “Kindly google little and find out in which world sporting event she won… It’s not mandatory to post congratulatory tweet without knowing about it”. Another commented, “Sir pls delete this. She won at World Championship at Hungry. Even I got excited initially”.
Replying to this, Soman wrote: “I know now, still happy and I won’t delete the tweet, sometimes its ok to make a mistake.”
I know now, still happy 🙂 and I won’t delete the tweet, sometimes its ok to make a mistake ?
— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) July 25, 2021
Watch some other comments that were layup by the social media users to this misapprehending:
Kindly google little and find out in which world sporting event she won… It’s not mandatory to post congratulatory tweet without knowing about it
— Aghori Archer (@Rocky33852616) July 25, 2021
It is ok Milind , we all make mistakes , very few accept . I am sure some of our Indian Wrestlers will win few medals at #Tokyo2020 .
— Shajan Samuel (@IamShajanSamuel) July 26, 2021
Double- check whether it is Tokyo Olympics or World Wrestling championship .. pic.twitter.com/aTKKu5hsn6
— cricbuff ??? (@007nikhilsharma) July 25, 2021
— Vishal (@VishalS22177401) July 25, 2021
You got me thinking ? like?⁉️ how is it possible?
Wrestling events are scheduled in last phase of#TokyoOlympics2020 .People are still blindly liking the tweet?
— SHASHANK JAIN (@J_Shasha) July 25, 2021
It’s not Olympics https://t.co/i3emY0mHR2
— avi_kudla (@avi_trends) July 25, 2021
Can feel your excitement @milindrunning but since you are influential person it will be a wrong information to many of your followers. Anyways, “To err is human”
— Lovito Zhimomi (@Lovitozhimomi) July 26, 2021
Apaka maturity lavel ina high hai waoooo. ???
Mn tbi bolta hun reel hero ho mt folow kro— Himachali mundu (@SharmaG28280402) July 25, 2021
Captain Vyom jaldi se BB ke tarah retweet dal dijiye warna kal Yeh tweet viral ho jayega.
— Ohh Teri!!! (@OhTeriYehKya) July 25, 2021
