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09-20-2014, 01:01 PM
Indian TV news anchor fired after calling Xi Jinping 'Eleven'
Newsreader mistakes Chinese president's name for Roman numerals following his visit to India to boost economic ties
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2014/9/19/1411116463070/Chinese-President-Xi-Jinp-011.jpg
Chinese President Xi Jinping at a welcome ceremony in New Delhi.
An Indian TV news anchor has been sacked after she referred to the Chinese president, Xi Jinping (http://www.theguardian.com/world/xi-jinping), as Eleven Jinping, apparently confusing Xi's name with the Roman numerals XI, a senior official at the state television channel said on Friday.
Xi left India (http://www.theguardian.com/world/india) on Friday after a visit to boost trade and economic ties (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/18/india-china-trade-deals-xi-delhi) that have been marred by a longstanding border dispute. The blooper occurred on Doordarshan News on Wednesday.
"It is an unpardonable mistake," the official said. "We have debarred her from newsreading for a few months."
The official said the anchor had been employed on a casual basis, after a shortage of newsreaders forced the channel to run some news bulletins with casuals.
The incident comes at a time when Doordarshan News is trying to reinvent itself to compete with private broadcasters. Its programmes are often a matter of public ridicule for their poor production quality.
The gaffe led to a wave of sarcastic comments on social media. "The silver lining: at least the anchor knows Roman numerals," @kanikagahlaut posted on Twitter.
Indian TV news anchor fired after calling Xi Jinping 'Eleven' | World news | theguardian.com (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/19/indian-tv-news-anchor-chinese-president-xi-jinping-eleven)
Newsreader mistakes Chinese president's name for Roman numerals following his visit to India to boost economic ties
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2014/9/19/1411116463070/Chinese-President-Xi-Jinp-011.jpg
Chinese President Xi Jinping at a welcome ceremony in New Delhi.
An Indian TV news anchor has been sacked after she referred to the Chinese president, Xi Jinping (http://www.theguardian.com/world/xi-jinping), as Eleven Jinping, apparently confusing Xi's name with the Roman numerals XI, a senior official at the state television channel said on Friday.
Xi left India (http://www.theguardian.com/world/india) on Friday after a visit to boost trade and economic ties (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/18/india-china-trade-deals-xi-delhi) that have been marred by a longstanding border dispute. The blooper occurred on Doordarshan News on Wednesday.
"It is an unpardonable mistake," the official said. "We have debarred her from newsreading for a few months."
The official said the anchor had been employed on a casual basis, after a shortage of newsreaders forced the channel to run some news bulletins with casuals.
The incident comes at a time when Doordarshan News is trying to reinvent itself to compete with private broadcasters. Its programmes are often a matter of public ridicule for their poor production quality.
The gaffe led to a wave of sarcastic comments on social media. "The silver lining: at least the anchor knows Roman numerals," @kanikagahlaut posted on Twitter.
Indian TV news anchor fired after calling Xi Jinping 'Eleven' | World news | theguardian.com (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/19/indian-tv-news-anchor-chinese-president-xi-jinping-eleven)