Google mixes up Jawaharlal Nehru with Narendra Modi in gaffe

INC social media in-charge says internet giant "full of junk"

A technical gaffe by internet giant Google wherein a picture of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanies search results for Jawaharlal Nehru, the nation's first, has stoked a social media storm, Times of India reported.

According to the Indian publication, a list of the nation's prime ministers from online encyclopedia Wikipedia appears with Nehru's name on the top alongside a photo of Modi.



Tweeting a screenshot, the social media in-charge of the Indian National Congress termed the internet giant "full of junk". Scores of other users also took to social media over the error.

.@Google @GoogleIndia what algorithm of yours allows this?! You’re so full of junk- pic.twitter.com/GHyxh3fEWm

— Ramya/Divya Spandana (@divyaspandana) April 25, 2018

Some other select posts:

Very strange type in google search "india first pm" the result will be this . Google showing pic of Narendra modi instead of Jawahar lal Nehru @GoogleIndia very unfortunate that such blunder is done by google pic.twitter.com/grrKhe0UKU

— #SK ♥ Kıvanç 💧 (@kauserseema) April 25, 2018

https://twitter.com/Ovais_/status/988311391764295680

Type 'India first pm' in google and result is Mr.Narendra Modi's photo instead of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. @Google Pls correct it.. How come you also fell in the trap of Mr.Modi? pic.twitter.com/H8zlP9zzW0

— Ashok Tanwar (@Tanwar_Indian) April 25, 2018

 

This article originally appeared in Times of India.