Indian Olympic contingent's goodwill ambassador Salman Khan and India's Sports Minister Vijay Goel have something in common and Twitterati is making sure that the world knows
What's common between sports minister Vijay Goel and Salman Khan?
What common between Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel and Indian Olympic Goodwill Ambassador Salman Khan? After all, both inhabit different worlds -- one is from politics and the other Bollywood.
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Well, the two do share a common link.
A huge controversy erupted over the Bollywood superstar, who is the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) goodwill ambassador for the Indian team to Rio Olympics 2016, goofed up on August 7th.
India's Dipa Karmakar competes in the women's vault event final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Pic/ AFP
At the trailer launch of his brother Sohail Khan's film 'Freaky Ali', Salman committed a faux pas twice when he forgot the name of India's star gymnast Dipa Karmakar.
The 50-year-old star called her Deepika and then Dipti, but not her actual name -- Dipa.
Salman committed the blunder on a day when Dipa made history by becoming the first Indian to qualify for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympics after finishing eighth in the qualifying round.
Salman first addressed the Olympian as Deepika. What followed was hilarious and tragic at the same time. A journalist in his effort to correct the Khan said that the gymnast's name was Dipti. Salman nodded and said, "Yes, Dipti".
Exactly one week later, the sports minister echoed Salman's goof up.
Vijay Goel misspelt 'Pride of India' Dipa Karmakar's name on Twitter.
He compounded the mistake by wishing athlete Srabani Nanda with the image of Dutee Chand.
Best wishes to #IND #athlete Srabani Nanda, Women's 200m #JeetoRio #KheloIndia pic.twitter.com/sgiyLYJqSS
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) August 15, 2016
Goel tweeted out a good luck message to the gymnast just before her vault final but wrote 'Karmanakar' instead of 'Karmakar'. And to make matters worse, he tweeted with his image instead of Dipa's.
The Indian gymnast missed out on a historic medal in the women's vault competition by a whisker as she finished a creditable fourth in the final of the Rio Olympic Games 2016.
The tweet was deleted later.
Sports Minister Vijay Goel
The minister would surely have 'won' medals for his controversies at Rio till now. Starting off the Rio fiasco with his 'entourage' and the minister himself entering venues without accreditation, taking selfies galore and misspelling Dipa to now mistaking one athlete for another.
Twiteratti had a field day blasting the minister.
Dear @VijayGoelBJP: If you can't spell it, don't tweet it. pic.twitter.com/TqjIN17UtA
— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) August 14, 2016
Oh, now I understand why many Indians landed at 4th spot in Rio. Typo champion Vijay Goel wished all of them - may the fourth be with you.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) August 14, 2016
So Vijay Goel is the Indian who went farthest at Rio 2016?
— Salty Twat (@sidin) August 14, 2016
Panauti ne apna muh khola aur gaya medal haath se. pic.twitter.com/W3RUG4aSX6
— रà¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0082à¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0097ा सियार (@RangaSiyaar) August 14, 2016
.@VijayGoelBJP पनà¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u008cतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0080 - नाम à¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0095ा सà¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u008dपà¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0087लिà¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0082à¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0097 à¤à¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0080 नहà¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0080à¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0082 à¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009cनता या नाम à¤à¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0080 नहà¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0080à¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0082 à¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009cानतà¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0087। ? मिनिसà¥ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u008dà¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fर - à¤à¤ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0095 साला
— Sir (@CriminalSingh) August 14, 2016
@VijayGoelBJP a perfect of what happens if you put some aira-gera who has no exp in sports becomes sports-minister https://t.co/PGKGMzxOOY
— Jayan (@jayancm) August 15, 2016
.@VijayGoelBJP Goel Baba ab to Baksh do yaar ðÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0084ðÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0090ðÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098¢
— Kumar Amit (@Ikumar7) August 14, 2016
not winning a medal ok...The sports minister misspelling the name of your hero not .#DipaKarmakar ..u made us proud pic.twitter.com/gfeagN6v0r
— Gracia Raina (@raina_gracia) August 14, 2016
ðÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂÂu00c2u0088 That's Dutee Chand, @VijayGoelBJP. pic.twitter.com/02AIVX98oU
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 15, 2016
.@VijayGoelBJP why even try? but just so you know, this is Srabani Nanda. pic.twitter.com/hwpwoIAEZd
— Lola Kuttiamma (@Priya_Menon) August 15, 2016
Dear @VijayGoelBJP
— Patriotic Chirpy (@IndianPrism) August 15, 2016
Pic 1 is Srabani Nanda
Pic 2 is Dutee Chand
Pls resign now- you are a disgrace
cc: @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/pXKzY1LSb0
@narendramodi Sports Minister @VijayGoelBJP doesn't know our Athletes. Posted Dutee Chand pic to wish Srabani Nanda. pic.twitter.com/wXfO6SyeZP
— Invincible (@i_me_my5elf) August 15, 2016
Selfie champion @VijayGoelBJP cudnt recognise @DuteeChand ! Calls her Srabani Nanda !
— à¤ÂÂÂÂu00c2u0095à¥ÂÂÂÂu00c2u008bमल :) (@Komal_Indian) August 15, 2016
And he's our Sports ministr ðÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂÂÂu00c2u0095 pic.twitter.com/GF3aieGXxt
Dear @PMOIndia your disgraceful sports minister @VijayGoelBJP can't recognise Dutee Chand! Good job. Take a selfie! https://t.co/5dfRoe4XtR
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) August 15, 2016
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