An ex-air force officer found a glaring error on a map on the Census 2027 self-enumeration portal, pointing out that Arunachal Pradesh’s Pasighat was being shown as China’s ‘Medog’. Within hours, the issue was corrected. The issue surfaced when retired Group Captain Mohonto Panging Pao, a resident of Pasighat, attempted to register on the Census official website (X/ @MontyPanging) The issue surfaced when retired Group Captain Mohonto Panging Pao, a resident of Pasighat, attempted to register on the Census official website, se.census.gov.in. He saw that the site’s map interface erroneously labelled his town, falling in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district, as a city across the border in China named ‘Medog’. “#Census2027 During Self-Enumeration attempt on https://se.census.gov.in maps showing Pasighat, East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh as ‘Medog’! Medog is a town in China! CEO of Google @sundarpichai is Indian! Even official Govt portals are virtually ceding our territory! Needs urgent intervention!” Group Captain Pao wrote in a post on X. The social media post did its job, and soon the authorities realised the glaring mistake. The …