Indian media can get a crack out of you on the most unexpected of subjects. Their recent blooper really hit it out of the ballpark as they reported that Atif Aslam has named his second son, ‘Alhamdulilah’.
Do ya reckon, Atif Aslam might take that ‘name suggestion’ into consideration?
So what happened here? We take a look.
Atif Aslam made a statement
As most Muslim parents do, Atif Aslam also announced the arrival of his baby boy in a similar fashion:
“Ladies and gentlemen our NEW arrival Alhamdulilah. Both mother and baby are fine. Keep us in your prayers and don’t forget to say Mashallah”
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6VNGpwllxM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Atif was thankful to God and therefore, Alhamdullilah. But someone who works in the Indian media forgot what the term means. And it seems that they took the liberty (free press right?) to report that the child’s name is ‘Alhamdulilah’.
https://twitter.com/NargisiKoftaay/status/1209110896036978688
Moments like this call for a Twitter field day, and Twitterati served some of their best swings.
Mash Aslam, it works !
— Simfit (@citizenbolario) December 24, 2019
How’s this for a nickname?
I came here to say that.
— Her Rai-ness (@raidivya27) December 23, 2019
Netizens even offered follow-ups.
And aatif aslam said: Astagfirullah
— Danish (@danish_ib) December 23, 2019
Planning a second child soon, to be named Inshallah
— Noop (@soundmeister) December 24, 2019
Really feeling the holiday cheer with this one.
https://twitter.com/Tomlinstalent/status/1209322172943982594
https://twitter.com/Mutinywithme/status/1209328535493586949
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Finally, someone who can take a joke and make one too.
And we named our kids hai bhagwan
— Simfit (@citizenbolario) December 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/Atulya50095688/status/1209200177875054592
Speaking of taking a joke.
Hahahaha hamaray sports ke journalist or aapke regular walay
— Rameez Ghauri (@rameezghauri) December 23, 2019
This isn’t a first from Indian media and we don’t expect it to be their last (or forever).
https://twitter.com/baremetalguy/status/1209323188397592576
Except it is true. Screenshots last forever.
Wtfff😭😭😂can't be true
— Rahul (@ItsMeRahullll) December 23, 2019
They seemed to have changed the post
— Anand Kulkarni (@coolkarknee) December 24, 2019
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Some people still want to know:
Praise be to God
— Nameless COVID Warrior – Forgotten (@Chingri_Fiss) December 24, 2019
Things got serious as people dug into how does such a blooper some to be?
https://twitter.com/Wlayti/status/1209121488156200960
It isn't the subject's responsibility to educate, it is the duty of the 'journalist' to do proper research. Looking at the platform, it definitely is stirring up a dirty martini.
— Angie (@designphilia) December 24, 2019
Hello all. I am the 'idiot' author of the article. It was a genuine mistake on my part, the silliest and one of the worst I have ever made. I would be grateful if all of you here can forgive this ignorant person. I will be more careful in the future. 🙁
P.S.- it's been corrected
— Zinia Bandyopadhyay (@iamzinia) December 24, 2019
In retrospect, this is the silliest and one of the worst mistakes I have ever made. But as soon as we realised, we made the change. Too late though. But I learnt two things:
1. Be very careful on the web
2. Alhamdulilah cannot be a nameGenuinely sorry though
— Zinia Bandyopadhyay (@iamzinia) December 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/TheRovingPhotog/status/1209220261771280384
In the end, we got some pretty good laughs out of this. The post has been corrected. Atif Aslam has issued a statement. So let’s not be ‘The Grinch‘ around Whoville too long. Twitter will come up with something funnier soon enough.