Govt ad carries ex-PAF chief's photo, PMO orders probe

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) Embarrassed by inclusion of
former Pakistan Air Force chief's photograph in a Indian
government advertisement on Sunday along with Indian leaders
and icons, the Prime Minister's Office apologised to the
nation and ordered an inquiry into the lapse.

The photograph of former Pakistan Air Chief Marshal
Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed in uniform appeared along with those of
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President
Sonia Gandhi in a full-page newspaper advertisement given by
Ministry of Women and Child Development to mark the National
Girl Child Day.
In a damage control exercise, the PMO issued a statement
saying, "The Prime Minister's Office has noted with regret the
inclusion of a foreign national's photograph in a Government
of India advertisement. While an internal enquiry has been
instituted, the PMO apologises to the public for this lapse."
This statement was in sharp contrast to the remarks by
Indian Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath
who saw nothing wrong in the advertisement, insisting that the
message was more important than the photograph. (MORE) PTI NAB
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