After a teacher highlighted the spelling mistakes in the Education 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 twenty years, your official letter head is an affront to my sensibilities as a Language teacher. The attached photographs are self explanatory. Please ensure that at least the people who work for you, in your ministry, are well educated."
On learning about it, Education Minister Smriti Irani has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Clarifying that the mistake was not made by her, Irani posted on Twitter, "I would not misspell my own name in Hindi."
ना अनपढ़ रहे, ना काबिल हुए।खामखा देश पे बोझ बने!!!@smritiirani Mam is this your letterhead???@NayakRagini ji 😂 pic.twitter.com/gvb1wEXC52
— Saurabh Rai. (@rai_saurabh100) August 20, 2015
@rai_saurabh100 no it's not Saurabh. Would not misspell my own name in Hindi. Have asked concerned organisation to give an explanation.
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) August 21, 2015