We apologise for Mistake in INDIA map: CGF CEO Mike Hooper
PTI, 26 January 2010, 07:20pm IST
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NEW DELHI: The Commonwealth Games Federation was embroiled in a controversy today because of a distorted India map put on its website earlier on
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“We have noticed it and told CGF officials about it. They have promised to revert back to us on the issue,” Organising Committee secretary Lalit Bhanot said.
“They would definitely correct it. We were told that they would talk to the people who maintain the site and get back to us,” added Bhanot.
“It was a mistake and we apologise for it,” CGF CEO Mike Hooper said. Hooper said the goof-up was entirely unintentional. “It was not intentional but we have rectified the matter immediately. And we certainly apologise to all concerned,” Hooper said.
“We generally use reliable sources for the territory of the Commonwealth countries but we are going to double check all of those again,” said the CGF official.
The corrected version, uploaded within hours of a media storm, now shows these areas in Indian territory.
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