PM Modi on Google List of Criminals, Social Media Goes all Atwitter

NEW DELHI: Search giant Google has issued an apology “for any confusion or misunderstanding” caused after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s images appeared for the search query “Top 10 criminals in India.”

These results trouble us and are not reflective of the opinions of Google. Sometimes, the way images are described on the internet can yield surprising results to specific queries. We apologise for any confusion or misunderstanding this has caused. We’re continually working to improve our algorithms to prevent unexpected results like this,” a Google spokesperson clarified.

A screenshot of the search results for the query showed PM Modi as the top results:

Google said that the results were because of a British daily that had used an image of PM Modi and erroneous metadata.

Whatever may have been the cause, the results sparked an uproar, with angry Indians taking to Twitter with the hashtag #Top10Criminals trending.