National Colours
Ok .. so I knew we had laws in India to prevent misuse of the national flag, disrespect to the tricolour etc. But I think asking Narain Karthikeyan to remove the national colours from his racing helmet is taking things too far. There needs to be more discretion in applying this law and what "disrespect" means should also be redefined. A sportsman wearing his country's colours on his helmet (instead of selling the space to sponsors for logos) is a display of patriotism not disrespect. We're quick to point out how sportsmen play for money rather than the country .. well when any attempt made at displaying "national pride" is curbed in this manner theres no need to expect differently.
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=32117
Thanks Drunkdancer for pointing this out !
posted by mightypen @ 1:20 PM
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