I watched with bated breath as attempts were made to unfurl, India's flag, at our apartment complex, yesterday. Getting the flag, to unfurl, properly at the head of the mast or flag pole is tricky.
Karnataka's Chief Minister,found this out much to his dismay, yesterday, when repeated tugs at the lanyard yielded no results and he was made to look foolish at the state level function.Apparently an enquiry has been initiated, with the usual finger pointing
A few years ago, the flag was unfurled upside down in West Bengal and if I remember right Kerala followed suit.This is sometimes seen on ships which come to India.
Grave offence though, one can understand foreigners making a mistake,but Governments?
Our flag represents us as a nation and this flippancy is appalling.Soldiers die fighting for the flag that we take for granted.
On a nicer note, our flag unfurled after a couple of smart pulls and post singing the national anthem we got ourselves some welcome breakfast!
Happy Independence Day!
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