IAS Tina Dabi Criticised For Saluting The Indian Flag In Wrong Direction. Here’s What Happened
Tina Dabi cleared her IAS exam in first attempt in 2022. Read here for more.
IAS Tina Dabi was recently caught up in a controversy with students, and days later she is yet again trending on social media. A short video clip from the Republic Day flag hoisting is currently going viral on the internet in which which she allegedly made a small mistake while saluting the flag. But well, people on social media never fail to notice and quickly point, which is the case here too. Read here.
Why Is Tina Dabi Trending?
Tina Dabi is currently the District Collector in Barmer, Rajasthan. The video that surfaced on the internet is from the Republic Day flag hoisting ceremony at the Barmer District Collectorate. In the video, IAS Tina Dabi unfurls the Indian Flag, and then turns to the opposite side while saluting. She quickly notices that something went wrong, and a guard points out to turn her face to the other side. This brief moment was captured on camera and it has now sparked several reactions from the social media users. Many users bashed her for not knowing how to to correctly salute a flag as an IAS officer, but some users called it a human mistake. Here are a few reactions.
Meet Tina Dabi (Gem of Reservation quota)
>She is IAS
> currently posted in Barmer (RJ)
>She topped in UPSC in 2015
>Knowledge 0
>Reservation quota -100%She doesn’t even know that how to hoist the national flag and busy searching for camera for her reel
Reservation quota 🤡 pic.twitter.com/A40fvPJoEV
— The Batman 🚩 (@Vayubat) January 27, 2026
She is the 2016 UPSC AIR 1 and IAS topper Tina Dabi and does not even know how to maintain decorum during flag hoisting.
The government should organise workshops for all babus and netas to teach basic etiquette with respect to flag hoisting and attending formal ceremonies. 😤 pic.twitter.com/R67rCWyLWc
— Sann (@san_x_m) January 26, 2026
The Barmer District Collector Tina Dabi is a UPSC topper with a strong public image.
Making mistakes is a natural part of human life.
Due to time constraints and situations, small mistakes are possible.Trolling someone just to point out flaws doesn’t reflect a positive mindset. pic.twitter.com/k3opZWrgcY
— UPSC Network (@upscnetwork4) January 26, 2026
Don’t know why but most people on the internet jealous of her, maybe because they failed to achieve this level of feat.
More power to you IAS Tina Dabi. pic.twitter.com/HkzGqAhVK4— S ∆ U R ∆ B H 🇮🇳 (@YadavSaurabh_45) January 26, 2026
Also Read: Were Students Detained For Calling IAS Tina Dabi ‘Reel Star’? Here’s What We Know!
A few months back, Tina Dabi made headlines after some college students claimed that they were detained for calling the IAS officer a ‘Reel Star’. They also claimed that she was not being efficient in resolving the issues at hand. However, Tina Dabi later shut down the claims and clarified that the issues were taken care of, and the noise on social media was only malign her image.
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First Published: January 27, 2026 6:18 PM
