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Tamil Nadu has been misspelt and mentioned as "Tamil Naidu" and Kerala as "Kerela".

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CHENNAI: In the mygov.in website, where users can vote for the best Tableau and Marching Contigent of a State that held the favorite in the Delhi Republic Day parade, names of states have been misspelt. This has create a controversy.

Tamil Nadu has been misspelt and mentioned as "Tamil Naidu" and Kerala as "Kerela".

The question, 'Which amongst the following State/UT’s tableaux did you like the most at the Republic Day Parade 2023 ?' has options given as a list of states from which users can select and vote for their favourite tableaux.

The screenshot of the website has been going on rounds on social media, which has sparked a controversy among people of how states’ name could be mentioned wrongly on a portal belonging to Government of India.

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