The US President become the topic of social media jokes after he called the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, son of a 'chiwala'.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Namaste Trump," event at Sardar Patel Stadium on Monday. Picture/PTI
US President Donald Trump enthralled the audience at Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium in Gujarat with his widely- aired speech, but also left people, both online and offline, in splits with his series of mispronounciations while praising Indian personalities and Bollywood films.
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The US President become the topic of social media jokes after he called the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, son of a chiwala instead of chaiwala, gave a reference to the Vedas by calling the scriptures the 'Vestas' and botched the pronounciations of former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and social reformer Swami Vivekananda.
Even as Trump was praised for paying his respects to the Indian film industry, colloquially called as Bollywood, he also mispronounced the cult films 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' (DDLJ) and 'Sholay', which he pronounced as 'Shojay.'
Here's how the Twitterati reacted on Trump's mispronunciations:
Who thought it was a good idea to get Trump to try and pronounce Swami Vivekananda on stage?
— Ross Adkin (@AdkinRoss) February 24, 2020
Not oldest ? Anyhow Till now Trump said these words ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u0087
— Anurag Patra (@AnuragPatra17) February 24, 2020
ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u0089Chiwala (not to be confused for Chihuahua)
ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u0089 Swami Vivakamunda
ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u0089 Suuchin Trendulkar
ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0091ÂÂu00c2u0089 Viriut Kohli
ðÂÂu00c2u009f¤£ðÂÂu00c2u009f¤£ðÂÂu00c2u009f¤£#NamasteTrump
I struggle to socialize like Trump struggle to pronounce swami vivekanand.
— Girish (@Girishgogia) February 24, 2020
Donald Trump's pronunciation of Tendulkar and Kohli ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u0082ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u0082ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u0082ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u0082ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u0082ðÂÂu00c2u009f¤£ðÂÂu00c2u009f¤£ðÂÂu00c2u009f¤£
— Responsible Father of Three!!! (@AndileMlondo) February 24, 2020
Something about Donald Trump's pronunciation of Sachin Tendulkar tells me he isn't a huge cricket fan pic.twitter.com/stFhq46MLx
— Andy Silke (@andysilke) February 24, 2020
A+ grade to Trump speech writers. Haven't heard the speech hut what I am seeing on twitter suggests good homework on today's India. On pronunciation, Trump struggles with English words, like 'anonymous'. Swami Vivekananda more than a mouthful for him.
— Ram (@ramprasad_c) February 24, 2020
A+ grade to Trump speech writers. Haven't heard the speech hut what I am seeing on twitter suggests good homework on today's India. On pronunciation, Trump struggles with English words, like 'anonymous'. Swami Vivekananda more than a mouthful for him.
— Ram (@ramprasad_c) February 24, 2020
The US President was given a red carpet welcome in Ahmedabad, marking the beginning of his first official visit to India with his First Lady. He addressed the people in Motera Cricket stadium and visited the Sabarmati Ashram after which they flew to Agra and visited the Taj Mahal.
On Tuesday, Trump was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Modi welcomed Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. The US president also received a tri-services guard of honour at the presidential palace.
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