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Tricolour Trouble: Flag Errors Force Deletion of Celebrity I-Day Posts

Tricolour Trouble: Flag Errors Force Deletion of Celebrity I-Day Posts
Tricolour Trouble · deccanchronicle.com

Independence Day is a very important holiday in India, when people celebrate their country.

On this day, a famous movie star named Allu Arjun shared a picture online to celebrate.

But the Indian flag in the picture was wrong — it was missing the Ashoka Chakra, the blue wheel in the middle of the flag.

The picture also showed his own personal logo "AA" on a famous building called the Red Fort.

Lots of people on the internet saw the mistakes and were upset about them.

The picture was taken down quickly, but people had already saved copies of it.

The same day, another actor, Vijay Deverakonda, and his movie team also removed a patriotic poster they had shared.

Nobody has explained why that poster was taken down.

People are still talking about how careful celebrities should be when they use the national flag.

Key facts

Celebrities involved
Allu Arjun, Vijay Deverakonda
Production company
Mythri Movie Makers
Error in Allu Arjun's poster
Tricolour missing the Ashoka Chakra; 'AA' branding placed on the Red Fort
Date of incident
August 15 (Independence Day)
Allu Arjun post status
Deleted after screenshots triggered online criticism
Ranabaali post status
Deleted with no official explanation from the team or producers
Confirmed error in Ranabaali poster
None confirmed
Wider debate
Accountability of celebrity PR/digital teams and risks of generative design tools

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