Embarrassment over Indian ad with Pakistan ex-air chief
The Indian authorities have apologized after a government sets out a
picture of a Pakistani, a former chief of the Air Force as well as major
Indian.
Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed was photographed with the Indians, and Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and cricket, Kapil Dev, in a campaign against female
feticide.
The full-page ad in the paper was prepared by the Department of Women and
Child Development at the National Day of the Girl Child.
The government has ordered an investigation of the errors.
Ex-Air Chief Marshal Ahmed said that the inclusion of his picture in the
ad was probably a mistake innocent .
The Office of the Prime Minister presented with regret the inclusion of a
photograph of the foreign government of India, advertising. During an
internal investigation has been held, the PMO apologized publicly at this
time, the media adviser to the Prime Minister Harish Khare said in a
statement.
The full-page advertisement appeared in Indian newspapers on Sunday and
pictures of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress Party President Sonia
Gandhi and Deputy Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath.
The display includes pictures of the two heroes of Indian cricket, Kapil
Dev and Virendra Sehwag and musician Amjad Ali Khan.
Many people in India were surprised that the announcement of a photograph
of former Pakistan Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Ahmed.
Tirath woman said she had created a committee to study how the picture in
the ad.
I expressed regret and asked for an apology on behalf of the Department on
the conditions. We must be careful that such mistakes are not repeated in
the future, he said.
The minister said the commission does its report within two weeks.
I was busy not aware of this … I was with a round of golf and I do not
know about this development, the Press Trust of India quoted former air
chief as saying.
I think it’s just such a mistake. Must be An Honest Mistake, he said.