India, April 28 -- An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer's recent post about his UPSC journey has gone viral for an unexpected reason: incorrect English. Ram Prakash, an IAS officer, took to X (formerly Twitter) to reflect on his success in cracking the UPSC exam, which he did on April 27, 2018, marking seven years since his achievement. However, the post, intended to share a personal milestone, quickly caught attention for its grammatical inaccuracy, sparking both criticism and defence from social media users.

Prakash's post read, "I made it to IAS at around 8:00 pm on 27th April, 2018. Exactly 7 years back. I didn't told anyone in my family about the result for an hour at least. That was some feeling."

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