When a Doordarshan newcaster read Xi Jinping's name on air as “Eleven Jinping”, little did she realise that she would became the talking point of the day. The anchor, who made the mistake during the nightly news was immediately sacked by the Prasar Bharti, India’s largest public broadcaster.
This incident sparked a flood of reaction on social media, especially that on Twitter. Here is a sampling of the best ones.
This incident sparked a flood of reaction on social media, especially that on Twitter. Here is a sampling of the best ones.
How many Jinpings does it take to get a Doordarshan anchor fired? 11
— Frootoo Vajpayee (@Oinkoo) September 19, 2014
Now waiting for some newsreader in China to take revenge by referring to Modi as Thousand o' five hundred and one. — Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) September 19, 2014
Eleven Jinping has a certain royal ring to it. — Raheel Khursheed (@Raheelk) September 19, 2014
DD news anchor sacked for reading "Xi Jinping" as "Eleven Jinping" on news. The silver lining: at least the anchor knows Roman numerals. — kanika gahlaut (@kanikagahlaut) September 19, 2014
Not many people are aware of the fact that "Vi Guevara" was given the name "Che Guevara" by a DD news anchor @fakingnews @rameshsrivats — Vijay Menon (@menongitis) September 19, 2014
Not just Eleven Jinping then. MT @AgnesBun Rapper 50 Cent now known as RM1.50 in Malaysia with exchange rate applied pic.twitter.com/GHI4XjQ2eU — Ammu Kannampilly (@akannampilly) September 19, 2014
Doordarshan Anchor was sacked for reading "Xi Jinping" as "Eleven Jinping". I wonder, it's not 26th Jan, then who was watching Doordarshan? — EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) September 19, 2014
What amazes me is that enough people still watch Doordarshan for them to have to sack an employee over a mistake
— mrdl (@Psilosophy) September 19, 2014
Indian Government should arrange cricket match. India XI vs XI Jinping.
— Jokey Chan (@Jokey_Chan) September 19, 2014
In other news, seems like a Doordarshan anchor has been sacked for reading Xi Jinping as Eleven Jinping. Final revenge for '62.— HindolSengupta (@HindolSengupta) September 19, 2014
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