Tucked discreetly at the bottom left corner of the fifth page of Times Of India’s Thursday edition (Delhi) is one of the most hilarious clarification messages that we have seen in a long time.
Here’s a screen shot:

Yesterday, TOI incorrectly attributed quotes to some people in a report.
This is the mixed-up panel of quotes that the above clarification is referring to:

The quotes accompanied a report on an anti-ABVP march carried out at Delhi University on Tuesday by nearly 2,000 students and teachers from DU, JNU, Ambedkar University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Ashoka University and other institutes.
Needless to say, the small side-note was immediately spotted by Twitter users, who had a good laugh over the hilarious mix up.
@jeelanikash @barbarindian They probably got distracted by the absolute lack of any news-worthy cleavages on those fine comrades.
— R. (@CynicalArsehole) March 2, 2017
Sounds like one royal mess. pic.twitter.com/MqKTiBlrcb
— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) March 2, 2017
Now, this is a clarification to beat all other clarifications. (courtesy the Delhi edition of TOI) pic.twitter.com/KEpcY1Aqgm
— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) March 2, 2017
A clarification only @toi can pull off. pic.twitter.com/ChYZGZXhJz
— Vivek (@ivivek_nambiar) March 2, 2017
This TOI clarification actually reads like an article on the edit page pic.twitter.com/tD9ovHayZ4
— Raghav Chopra (@AarSee) March 2, 2017
TOI should have printed this clarification on their puzzles page😂😂😂#thoughtoftheday https://t.co/DLvFloKumJ
— Roopa Banerjee (@roopabanerjee) March 2, 2017
@nkreports @mraozing @timesofindia By Jove! The dear old newspaper of record is playing musical quotes
— Ranjit Hoskote (@ranjithoskote) March 2, 2017
Actually no clarification needed. They’re all the same pic.twitter.com/kyCf3o3T1Q
— I.B.T.L (@IndiaBTL) March 2, 2017
A highly “confusionary” clarification indeed!!! @nkreports @timesofindia @vineetjaintimes https://t.co/DFDAzGZHJi
— C. Chandramouli (@cchandramouli1) March 2, 2017
@timesofindia please re issue dis clarification in a more comprehensible manner-cant understand how this,that & that can happen all at once! https://t.co/w26HLYjoPa
— Mrs Shrini (@bezubaan) March 2, 2017
@jeelanikash Is it called as ‘TOIlet paper’ for nothing?https://t.co/DC52D7oVf3
— H!Pushpa (@HiPushparaj) March 2, 2017
But we must give it to TOI, for providing some comic relief in an otherwise tense political debate on the Ramjas violence and Gurmeher Kaur row.
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