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| Michelle Obama photo churns scandal |
| Michelle Obama photo churns scandal in Indian Navy
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| INDIA
, 9-November-2010
2:39:20 AM |
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Vice Admiral (Western Naval Command) Sanjeev Bhasin took his wife Rajni aboard INS Shikra during President Barack Obama’s visit, she shook hands with Michelle Obama, and a photograph of the handshake appeared in a local tabloid Monday, thereby generating a controversy.
This, certain sections in the state government feel, was “an embarrassing breach of protocol”. The Navy officer, however, said taking his wife along was “standard protocol”.
Sources in the state government told Newsline they were left red-faced when Bhasin bypassed protocol by taking his wife with him before the Obamas flew to the airport on Marine One on Sunday afternoon. They said he “made available to the media” the photograph of the handshake between Rajni Bhasin and Michelle Obama, with their husbands in the background.
“This was an alarming and highly embarrassing breach of protocol, as Bhasin’s wife was not supposed to be present for the departure of the Obamas. Not only this, despite obvious displeasure and annoyance shown by the protocol minister present there, the Vice Admiral made it a point to get a photograph clicked by two captains. This was then given to the media since they were not allowed any access to the helicopter base,” said a source.
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