When Google’s googly over CEO Sundar Pichai’s birthday left netizens baffled

New Delhi: Pichai Sundararajan better known as Sundar Pichai, grew up in Chennai and studied engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology. He made many people believe that dreams do come true.

He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google and has been included in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2016 and 2020 already.

During an intervier, Pichai said, “My father spent the equivalent of a year’s salary on my plane ticket to the U.S. so I could attend Stanford. It was my first time ever on a plane,” Pichai said, adding that when he eventually landed in California, things were not as he had imagined.

Every Indian feel a personal connection with Pichai and on his birthday, many have been wishing him on social media.

Happy Birthday @sundarpichai sir ??

On of my favourite ???#happybirthdaysundarpichai #SundarPichai pic.twitter.com/zgeQ7LitQi

— Dinesh mishra (@DineshM26645488) June 10, 2021

“Wear your failure as a badge of honor!”
Inspiration of Millions
Happy Birthday Sir ? @sundarpichai#SundarPichai pic.twitter.com/hoBL4w8QkP

— Deepanshu (@Deepans03643546) June 10, 2021

The person who represting the face of shining #India ??
Happy Birthday ?#SundarPichai pic.twitter.com/JaZS4Nyg62

— SUNIDHI PATRA (@PatraSunidhi) June 10, 2021

Wish you happy birthday to sundar pichai ❤️??#SundarPichai #Trending pic.twitter.com/THxBTB9POE

— JR.Gill?? (@jrgill1891) June 10, 2021

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday sir. Son of India and conqueror of the world. You are truly an inspiration. ❤️#SundarPichai#Google pic.twitter.com/wGZ7ntxh9w

— Dishu Chaurasia (@chaurasia_dishu) June 10, 2021

#SundarPichai Wishing happiness for the day happy brithday. pic.twitter.com/SWwHkYw3j5

— PRERNA CHAUHAN (@JaysingPrerna) June 10, 2021

But really is today his birthday? If you google that it will tell you no.

Is today @sundarpichai's birthday?
But Google shows it as July 12th!! #SundarPichai @Google pic.twitter.com/m5Qajr2YFy

— Hariram (@venkathari10) June 10, 2021

Now according to #Google, Sir's birthday is on 12th July.
Yaar google bhi na!!! #SundarPichai pic.twitter.com/JtoejXKuy4

— Debanshi Biswas (@BiswasDebanshi) June 10, 2021

Am I the only One Confused?? now I have to wish or tweet about today is not his birthday#SundarPichai pic.twitter.com/iUW0fbfwOl

— Samyutha (@samutha1197) June 10, 2021

So when is his real birthday, A Reuters fact-box on Pichai says he was born on Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India on June 10, 1972, as does a report in The New Indian Express.

So why does Google is showing July 12 to users? It is being reported that Google draws its answer from a Biography on Pichai by Britannica, which lists the date as July 12. The Britannica birthdate appears unchanged from the time it was first published, on October 3, 2016.

At the time of publishing this article, Google shows June 10, 1972 as Pichai’s birthdate.