'Dear idli chutney no sambhar': Many applicants receive bizarre greeting from GATE's official email

A guy went to Reddit and posted a screenshot of an unusual email he claimed to have gotten from the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) administration.The tweet instantly went viral, sparking a flood of memes and funny replies on social media.



The user, perplexed by the contents of the email, captioned his post, "I received this official email from GATE. Is this intentional? "How could they make such a mistake?" The screenshot attached to the post had an unusual and out-of-place greeting that read:

“Dear IDLI CHUNTNEY NO SAMBHAR,” followed by the message, “GATE 2025 Admit Cards are now available to download from the GOAPS portal.”

While the email appeared to be a mistake, with an unusual combination of words that made no sense in context, we have not confirmed the claim's legitimacy yet.

The unusual remark rapidly went viral, with users expressing both astonishment and amusement.


The mix-up has prompted worldwide laughter, with social media users turning the blunder into a meme craze. Many people joked about the email's strange phrasing and wondered how such an error could occur in an official correspondence from a well-known examining agency.

However, it was not just for one applicant, many users reported receiving the same mail. Here's what people wrote.





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