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India TV anchor’s number is up after naming China’s Xi ‘Eleven’
View(s):NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian TV news anchor has been sacked after she referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as ‘Eleven’ Jinping, apparently confusing Xi’s name with the Roman numerals XI, a senior official at the state television channel said, .
Xi left India on Friday after a visit to boost trade and economic ties that have been marred by a long-standing border dispute.
The blooper occurred on a show on Doordarshan news.
“It is an unpardonable mistake,” the official told Reuters on the condition of anonymity, saying the anchor was employed on a casual basis. “We have debarred her from news reading for a few months.”