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Tharoor Apologizes for Modi “76th in his birthday” Mistake

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC · How we work

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Shashi Tharoor posted a birthday greeting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that mistakenly said “in his 76th birthday”.
He later admitted the slip on X, writing “Yea ‘on’ his birthday became ‘in’”.
Social media users promptly highlighted the error and commented on the mistake.
Earlier, Tharoor clarified that his “drama” tweet about Nepal floods meant clashing forces, not theatrical drama.

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Shashi Tharoor posted a birthday greeting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that mistakenly said “in his 76th birthday”.
He later admitted the slip on X, writing “Yea ‘on’ his birthday became ‘in’”.
Social media users promptly highlighted the error and commented on the mistake.
Earlier, Tharoor clarified that his “drama” tweet about Nepal floods meant clashing forces, not theatrical drama.