After a teacher highlighted spelling mistakes in Union Human Resource Development Minister’s letter, Smriti Irani has become a butt of jokes on social media platforms.
In the letter, which was sent to schoolteachers applauding them for the performance of their students, the words ‘Minister’ and ‘Sansadhan’ were spelt incorrectly.
Richa Kumar of Delhi Public School spotted the error and posted it on her Facebook page along with a note. The post read as follows: “Thank you for congratulating me on the excellence I exemplify. However, having been a teacher for the last 20 years, your official letterhead is an affront to my sensibilities as a language teacher. The attached photographs are <g data-gr-id="18">self explanatory</g>. Please ensure that at least the people who work for you, in your ministry, are well educated.”
On learning about it, Irani has ordered an inquiry into the matter and asked Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which issued the letter, to fix the responsibility. Clarifying that the mistake was not made by her, Irani posted on Twitter, “I would not misspell my own name in Hindi.”