HYDERABAD: Following threats by agitated fans of deceased Telugu actor and politician-
Nandamuri Balakrishna,
Wikipedia has removed wrong information about his death and birth dates from its page.
Earlier, Wikipedia page on the actor displayed his date of birth as November 2, 1913 and his date of death as July 19, 1995.
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Upset over the goof up, the Telugu actor's fans had threatened Wikipedia of agitation in case of delay.
Wikipedia and
Google searches have often gone viral for showing wrong historical facts. A Google's search showing
Narendra Modi's picture when searched for first prime minister of India
Jawaharlal Nehru and image of a Hollywood actor appearing when searched for Telugu actor
Mahesh Babu on Google are a few to name.
Wikipedia was quick to respond and removed the Nandamuri Balakrishna's death date from its page on the actor.