Amitabh Bachchan apologises as he incorrectly credits his father for a poem penned by Prasoon Joshi

MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most active celebs on social media. When the megastar was admitted to the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, he kept his fans updated with his daily posts. Recently, Big B shared a poem on his social media handles, thinking it was penned by his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan. However, it turned out that it was written by Prasoon Joshi. 

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The actor immediately took to his Twitter handle and apologised for his mistake. He tweeted, ''CORRECTION : कल T 3617 pe जो कविता छपी थी , उसके लेखक , बाबूजी नहीं हैं । वो ग़लत था । उसकी रचना , कवि प्रसून जोशी ने की है । इसके लिए मैं क्षमा प्रार्थी हूँ । उनकी कविता ये है ''. 

Check out his tweet here: 

CORRECTION : कल T 3617 pe जो कविता छपी थी , उसके लेखक , बाबूजी नहीं हैं । वो ग़लत था । उसकी रचना , कवि प्रसून जोशी ने की है ।
इसके लिए मैं क्षमा प्रार्थी हूँ ।
उनकी कविता ये है - pic.twitter.com/hZwgRq32U9

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 6, 2020

As soon as he apologised on Twitter, his fans reacted and asked him not to take too much stress. A user wrote, ''It's also a beautiful poem. Don't take any stress Sir. God bless you and your family. Thanks Sir'' in the comments section. 

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CREDITS: TIMES OF INDIA