In their hurry to send congratulatory messages to Pakistan's legendary cricketer Imran on being the prime minister, fans send congratulatory messages to Bollywood star who shares the name with the Pak's Prime Minister. This clearly is a case of a mistaken identity and actor Imran Khan responded in the following way.

Nephew of one of Bollywood's biggest superstars Aamir Khan, Imran took to Instagram shared a screenshot of an email that he had received from a fan. No need to mention that email wasn’t meant for him. It read: “Dear Prime Minister, Successful leader takes the right decision at right time. He recognises true friends and supporters and selects faithful team members. Now it is ten years long governance and I want to join your team on the very first day.”

I guess I can no longer ignore the call to action. Gonna start drafting some policy outlines this week, I'll keep you guys updated.

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Imran, the actor, in a lighter vein, posted it with the caption: “I guess I can no longer ignore the call to action. Gonna start drafting some policy outlines this week, I’ll keep you guys updated.” in response what fans and netizens started dishing out was worth a look. Here are some really choicest comments.

@anooshzain asked: “How did this guy get your email address is my question?”

@amaan_shaikh39 wrote: “@imrankhan do make a draft seriously, want to see it.”

Instagram user @be3nish wrote: “Haha sorry about that, our Pakistanis are way too excited about ‘Naya Pakistan’. Enjoy new Prime Minister!”

@saima.06 posted: “Be ready to get numerous congratulatory messages on oath-taking day of Imran Khan. Hello from across the border!”

@shan3zehra agreed and wrote: “I am so sorry you have to go through that because of our PM.”

We are waiting to see now if Imran Khan the politician has ever received messages for Imran Khan the actor. This is indeed the classic case of a mistaken identity, but it gave us a generous dose of laughs, nonetheless!

 

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