Hindus omitted from Diwali tweet

US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali at a White House ceremony but surprisingly omitted mentioning Hindus in his tweets, drawing criticism from netizens forcing him to redo his tweet.

Trump hosted Diwali celebrations in the historic Roosevelt Room of the White House which was attended by prominent Indian-Americans, Indian-origin administration and diplomatic officials.

Diwali was celebrated across the world on November 7.

In his first tweet, he forgot to greet the Hindus. “Today, we gathered for Diwali, a holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains throughout the United States & around the world.”. The alert netizens were quick in identifying that he missed greeting the ‘Hindus’. Trump soon deleted his first tweet, and replaced it with another one, and again missed mentioning the Hindus. He got it right in the third one. “It was my great honour to host a celebration of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, in the Roosevelt Room at the @WhiteHouse this afternoon. Very, very special people!” Trump said in his third tweet.