The shoe tossing trend seems to be catching on. First George W. Bush, then Wen Jiabao, now P.C. A Sikh journalist tosses his shoe in the general direction of the Home Minister in a press conference on the recent CBI report on the anti-Sikh riots. Better aimed he could’ve easily hit him square on the face but since the gesture was more symbolic, probably chose not to.
Soon worldwide leaders will be insisting on barefoot press conferences.
From BBC:
The reporter was identified by local television channels as Jarnail Singh, a veteran correspondent with one of India’s largest newspapers, the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran.
He was taken away by plainclothes police who tried to stop him from speaking to other journalists. It is not clear whether he has been formally arrested.
Soon afterwards, Mr Singh told TV news reporters that he regretted throwing the shoe but he felt that Mr Chidambaram was dodging the question.
Judging from PC’s reaction and reflexes, one can certainly attest to his expertise at dodging, both shoes and questions.
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