24 Jan : Prime Minister’s office has expressed regret on the inclusion of a foreign national’s photograph in a Government of India advertisement on Sunday along with Indian leaders and icons, and ordered an internal inquiry into the lapse.
An advertisement with a photograph of a former Pakistan Air Chief Marshal in uniform was released by Ministry of Women and Child development on the National Girl Child Day in national dailies on Sunday.
The PMO issued a statement saying, “The Prime Minister’s Office has noted with regret the inclusion of a foreign national’s photograph in a Government of India advertisement. While an internal enquiry has been instituted, the PMO apologises to the public for this lapse.”