New Delhi: Indian athlete Priya Malik won a gold medal at the World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Budapest on Sunday. While compatriots praised the athlete, some Bollywood celebrities mistook the wrestler’s victory for an Olympic victory.
Famous ‘Dum Laga ke Haisha’ actress Bhumi Padnekar took to Instagram to congratulate Malik with the caption: “Baby or or or or or #PriyaMalik #tokyoolympics # olympics2021”.
Actor / model Milind Soman took to her Twitter account and wrote enthusiastically, “Thank you Priya Malik! #gold #TokoyoOlympics #wrestling welcome to Mount Olympus “.
Thanks Priya Malik! #gold #TokoyoOlympics #struggle welcome to Mount Olympus
– Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) July 25, 2021
However, Soman, after posting the error, corrected himself by sharing another post that read: “Sorry, I should have checked before my previous tweet, but he was too overwhelmed with joy Smiley face with open mouth and smiling eyes Priya Malik won gold at the wrestling world championships! Forward and on top ”.
Sorry I should have checked before my previous tweet, but I was too overwhelmed with joy 😄 Priya Malik won gold at the wrestling world championships! Forward and up 👏👏👏👏👏🙂
– Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) July 25, 2021
One user suggested, “Please google a bit and find out which world sporting event she won … You don’t have to post a congratulatory tweet without knowing it.” Another commented, “Sir, please delete this. She won the world championship in Hungry. Even I was excited at first.
In response to this, Soman wrote: “I know now, always happy and I won’t delete the tweet, sometimes it’s ok to make a mistake.”
I know now, always happy and I won’t delete the tweet, sometimes it’s good to make a mistake 🤪
– Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) July 25, 2021
Look at other comments left by social media users about this misunderstanding:
Please Goog around a bit and find out which world sporting event she won in… It is not mandatory to post a congratulatory tweet without knowing it
– Archer aghori (@ Rocky33852616) July 25, 2021
It’s okay Milind, we all make mistakes, very few accept. I’m sure some of our Indian wrestlers will win some medals at # Tokyo2020 .
– Shajan Samuel (@IamShajanSamuel) July 26, 2021
Check whether it is the Tokyo Olympics or the World Wrestling Championship. pic.twitter.com/aTKKu5hsn6
– cricbuff 🇮🇳🏏 (@ 007nikhilsharma) July 25, 2021
– Vishal (@ VishalS22177401) July 25, 2021
You make me think thinking like😕⁉️ how is that possible?
Wrestling events are scheduled for the final phase of # TokyoOlympics2020.People still blindly like the tweet😅
– SHASHHANK JAIN (@J_Shasha) July 25, 2021
It’s not the Olympics https://t.co/i3emY0mHR2
– avi_kudla (@avi_trends) July 25, 2021
Can feel your excitement @milindrunning but since you are an influencer, it will be bad information for a lot of your followers. Anyway, “to err is human”
– Lovito Zhimomi (@Lovitozhimomi) July 26, 2021
Apaka maturity level in a 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 viral tweet ho jayega.
– Ohh Teri !!! (@OhTeriYehKya) July 25, 2021