Harish Rawat Trolled On Twitter For Posting Image of Lokmanya Tilak in Gopal Krishna Gokhale Birth Anniversary Message

New Delhi, May 9: Former chief minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat, committed a blunder on the occasion of the 153rd birth anniversary of social reformer and freedom fighter Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Rawat, a five time MP, used the image of Lokmanya Tilak instead of Gopal Krishna Gokhale in his tribute to Gokhale on Thursday, May 9. Gopal Krishna Gokhale 153rd Birth Anniversary: 10 Facts About Social Reformer and Mahatma Gandhi's Political Guru.

Leaders across party lines paid rich tributes to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his 153rd birth anniversary. Rawat also tweeted on the occasion and said in his tweet that "Tribute to Great freedom fighter, educationist, social reformer and political guru of Mahatma Gandhi, Gopal Krishna Gokhale."

Read Harish Rawat's Message and See the Blunder in the Tweet Below:

महान स्वतंत्रता संग्राम सेनानी, शिक्षाविद, समाज सुधारक और राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी जी के राजनैतिक गुरु गोपाल कृष्ण गोखले जी की जयंती पर उन्हें शत शत नमन एवं विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।#GopalKrishnaGokhale pic.twitter.com/cncKme3FSV

— Harish Rawat (@harishrawatcmuk) May 9, 2019

As can be seen in the tweet above, the image in the tweet is that of Lokmanya Tilak and not of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. That the error comes from a Congressman is even more glaring.

Twitter soon noticed the error and pointed out to Rawat that the man in picture is not Gopal Krishna Gokhale but Lokmanya Tilak.

Read the Tweet Below

You moron @harishrawatcmuk, the pic is of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, not of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. The ONLY thing common between the two gentlemen is the Puneri Pagdi! Can’t believe this man was once the CM of Uttaranchal. Such a disgrace! This is @INCIndia culture!! https://t.co/R9VoV6DwXK

— Shefali Vaidya ஷெஃபாலி வைத்யா शेफाली वैद्य (@ShefVaidya) May 9, 2019

Another Twitter User Highlighted the Error

I think the tweet post is correct but the person in photo is Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Photo should be added for Gopal Krishna Gokhale

May be the Twitter handler mixed photo

— Me_for_Chowkidar (@soubhagya_bal) May 9, 2019

Hilarious Tweets Started Doing Rounds Soon

काका, तुम्हाला

गोखलेंची,

ओळख नाही पाळख..

हे तर लोकमान्य टिळक.. pic.twitter.com/CXerOaX86m

— 🚩कृष्णसागर 🇮🇳 (@Krishna8646) May 9, 2019

Today is the 153rd birth anniversary of social reformer, freedom fighter, scholar and Mahatma Gandhi's political guru, Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on May 9, 1866 in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Gokhale was the face of the moderate nationalists in the Indian National Congress movement, which was formed for gaining independence for India from the British rule.

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