We all makes gaffes, and so does our Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Here are a few he made in 2016 kicking up storms in social media Speaking in Washington in an event where the United States returned cultural artifacts to India, Modi gave an interesting interpretation of Konark Sun Temple in Odisha: "Konark ke Sun Temple main 2,000 saal pehle uss samay ke kalakaron ne aaj ki modern fashionable girl, jo skirt pehenti hai aur haath main purse rakhti hai, unki murtiyan bhi banaayi hui hain. Matlab us samay bhi ye cheeze maujood hongi (in Konark's Sun Temple of 2,000 years ago, the artistes of those times built sculptures of girls which resemble today's modern girls who wear skirts and carry purses. Such things would have been present in those times too)." The temple he called 2,000 years old is actually a 13th century monument. The gaffe would have been more unpalatable to his own party colleagues rather than historians. Just two months later in Agra, Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma advised women foreign tourists not to wear skirts and other skimpy clothes: "For their own safety, women foreign tourists should not wear short dresses and skirts... Indian culture is different from the western (culture)." Perhaps Sharma should have a tutorial on ancient Indian culture from Modi.Modi sent birthday greetings to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani-some 96 days before the occasion. Modi greeted the Afghan leader through a tweet which said, "Happy Birthday @ashrafghani. Praying for your long life and exceptional health and a joyful journey ahead." An obviously surprised Ghani, who was in Munich, responded, "@narendramodi Greetings from Munich Mr PM. Although, my birthday is on 19th May, but I'd still like to thank you for your gracious words :)".Modi likened Badal to Mandela during a speech at the 113th birth anniversary of socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan in Delhi . "Badal Sahab is sitting here...he is the Nelson Mandela of India," he said. "He has spent so many years in prison and that too for political reasons. What was the crime of people like Badal Sahab? Only that he had political views different from those in power." Modi's comment kicked up a storm on Twitter. His critics were more amused than offended by the outlandish comparison.Delivering a speech at Dhaka University, Modi praised Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina saying, "The countries in the world are unsure about how to tackle terrorism. The UN is also not in a position to guide them. It is heartening that Prime Minister of Bangladesh despite the fact that she is a woman is openly saying that she has zero tolerance for terrorism. I would like to congratulate Sheikh Hasina for her firmness to deal with the menace." His critics panned him for being patronising towards women and embarrassing India in foreign countries.