Imran Khan goofs up again! Shares Tagore's quote, attributes it to Kahlil Gibran; Twitter reacts

Days after he was trolled for breaking "diplomatic protocol" at opening of SCO Summit in Bishkek, Pakistani premier again provided fodder to the trolls as he misattributed Tagore's lines.

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New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan fell prey to ruthless trolling after he misattributed Indian Nobel laureate Rabdindranath Tagore’s lines to renowned Lebanese writer and poet Kahlil Gibran. Khan posted a quot by Rabidnranath Tagore from his official Twitter handle but attributed it wrongly to Gibran. The quote posted by Khan read:  “I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.” He captioned the image as “Those who discover and get to understand the wisdom of Gibran's words, cited below, get to live a life of contentment."

Those who discover and get to understand the wisdom of Gibran's words, cited below, get to live a life of contentment. pic.twitter.com/BdmIdqGxeL

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 19, 2019

Twitterati soon took notice of the “blunder” by Khan and asked Khan to attribute the quote to the right person. Soon #RabindranathTagore started trending on the microblogging website. Few days back Khan was mocked on the social media for sitting while all the world leaders were standing at the opening ceremony of the SCO Summit held in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on Thursday. Khan was trolled for not being aware of the diplomatic protocol. Here is how Twitter reacted to his latest Twitter fiasco:

This saying is by #RabindranathTagore not Gibran

— SobiaShah (@SjShah1) June 19, 2019

Sorry you goofed up @ImranKhanPTI Sahab. You mistook #RabindranathTagore 's quote for Khalil Gibran's 😊.. https://t.co/Mna7Ok93IH

— Afsana Ahmed (@afsanaahmed) June 19, 2019

I doubt if .@ImranKhanPTI knows the difference between #SharmilaTagore & #RabindranathTagore https://t.co/lNBdfN6V7C

— Abhilash (@yourstrulyAbhi) June 19, 2019

Rabindranath Tagore plagiarized much after his death!! 😁#RabindranathTagore pic.twitter.com/5hkXyQoSKM

— Geetika Swami (@SwamiGeetika) June 19, 2019

These are not the words of Khalil Jibran . There are words of " Rabindranath Tagore " who is an Indian poet. Please google !

— Dr Ayesha (@DrAyeshaSpeaks) June 19, 2019

Another gem from Imran Khan's trove of knowledge, shares Tagore's work and calls it work of Kahlil Gibran pic.twitter.com/ggujgodKaZ

— Observer (@upbeat_69) June 19, 2019

From the person who won Asia’s first Nobel Prize - pic.twitter.com/irIn1qwsO7

— Velociraptor 🇮🇳 (@raptorsworld) June 19, 2019

Dear PM @ImranKhanPTI. We all know #WhatsApp had a big role in getting you "selected" but stop putting the fwds u rcv there online, especially when they are false. Like this one, which has not been said by Kahlil Gibran but Rabindranath Tagore: https://t.co/UBcNSTmykv pic.twitter.com/ljdKlwuyJK

— Taha Siddiqui (@TahaSSiddiqui) June 19, 2019