Shiv Sainiks burn effigy of Mandira Bedi

An effigy of TV anchor Mandira Bedi was set afire by Shiv Sena workers in Indore on Sunday to portest her wearing a sari on which the Indian flag was printed at the bottom.

An effigy of TV anchor Mandira Bedi was set afire by Shiv Sena workers in Indore on Sunday to portest her wearing a sari on which the Indian flag was printed at the bottom.

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Bedi, hosting a show on the final match of the World Cup cricket on a TV channel last night, appeared in a sari featuring the national flags of all 16 cricket-playing countries, including the Indian tricolour on the bottom.

The Sainiks led by city chief Paramjeet Singh Mekan set afire the effigy at Rajwada.

They said they would file a case against Bedi in a local court under the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act.