New Delhi:
Tech Giant Google on Thursday apologised for showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as world's No. 2 in 'To 10 criminals' list.
Conveying their apology, Google said, "It definitely troubles us. This is not reflective of our opinion. We apologise for this. Company is working to prevent such results."
Twitter raised a furore after the hashtag ‘Top10criminals’ also trended on Twitter.
As an Indian to find my PM's name in the top 10 criminals list is a matter of National Shame. I hang my head in utter shame.
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) June 3, 2015
Congress leader Digvijay Singh also took to Twitter to share his opinions. He wrote, "I am not a great admirer of Modi but to find his name and photo among top 10 criminals in India on Google Search is shocking! Team Modi how did you allow this? Or it has been done by frustrated elements turned Rogue of Team Modi? As an Indian to find my PM's name in the top 10 criminals list is a matter of National Shame. I hang my head in utter shame. I certainly do protest though there may be an element of truth in this."
I am not a great admirer of Modi but to find his name and photo among top 10 criminals in India on Google Search is shocking!
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) June 3, 2015
Another Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote on Twitter:
Hey @google the Indian Prime Min listed in #Top10Criminals really? Time u changed ur algorithm,this is just so wrong. pic.twitter.com/ivhP7PdxVP
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) June 3, 2015
On Wednesday, Google showed PM Modi’s pic at No. 2 in the list which also included Underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim.
Observers call it a goof up or a tagging issue, or a result of comments and opinions; whatever the reason was, #Top10criminals became the top trend on Twitter on Wednesday.
Twitterati also went gaga over the issue.
