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Sikh journalist hurls shoe at Indian home minister
An angry Sikh journalist attending a Congress press conference on Tuesday hurled a shoe at Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram, in an echo of the attack on former US president George Bush in Iraq last year. It's already old, Bubby. It was old the second time it happened. This is, what? The 29th? Chidambaram ducked as the trainer flew past him, but remained calm and pardoned the journalist for his emotional response. Had more dignity than Shoe Boy, apprently. Jarnail Singh, the journalist, was angered by the minister's response to former Congress minister Jagdish Tytler being absolved of all involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by the Central Bureau of Investigation. "My manner of protest might have been wrong, but I did not intend to hurt anyone," AFP quoted Singh as saying when he was detained by police before being released without charge. The Shiromani Akali Dal announced Rs 200,000 for Singh as a reward for having the courage to display the Sikhs' pain and suffering. Posted by: Fred 2009-04-08 |
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