How ‘Eleven Jinping’ cost a DD newsreader her job

The casual newsreader mistook ‘Xi’ in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name to be the Roman letter for 11.

By: Express News Service
New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2014 05:47 PM IST

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An embarrassing faux pas has proved costly for a Doordarshan newsreader. This casual newsreader mistook ‘Xi’ in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name to be the Roman letter for 11 and read the name as Eleven Jinping.

The newsreader has been removed. The mistake happened during a late night bulletin which is generally read by casual newsreaders since the regulars do not prefer to work at that time.