Mystery Woman at Olympics India Team March is Bangalore Student!
London/Bangalore, Jul 29 (Reuters): The mystery lady who gatecrashed the Indian teams Olympics opening ceremony march in has been identified by the Deccan Chronicle newspaper as Madhura Honey, a post-graduate from Bengaluru.
“DC sources say that her friend from the college was also baffled seeing her with the Indian contingent. She has been living in London and before she went with the Indian team, she had displayed her Olympic passes on her Facebook account. But once this became an issue, she had deactivated her Facebook account”, the report said.
The appearance of the mystery woman gatecrashed India’s march past at the Olympic opening ceremony has caused the delegation to seek an apology from the London organizers, Times of India reported on Sunday.
Acting chef de mission PKM Raja was quoted as saying by the newspaper that the incident had “embarrassed us in front of the world”.
Photographs show a woman in red and blue walking close to flag-bearing wrestler Sushil Kumar on Friday night, in complete contrast to female members of the contingent who were wearing yellow sarees and blue blazers.
“She had no business being there. It was a clear case of intrusion,” Raja was quoted as saying. “We are taking up the issue with the organisers.
“We don’t know who she is and why she was allowed to walk in. The march past is for the athletes and officials attached to the contingent,” Raja said.
“We are totally surprised by the manner in which she joined the delegation and kept walking inside the stadium.”
“This was bizarre. We will ask for an apology,” added Raja. “The Indian contingent was shown for just 10 seconds and to think this lady hogged all the limelight.”