Laxmi returns crown

In an affidavit submitted to organisers, Laxmi said she was unmarried but had 8216;8216;represented8217;8217; to her landlord and the sub-registrar to be married as it was the only way she could get the premises on rent. She added since her 8216;8216;incorrect representation8217;8217; has tarnished her image, she does not 8216;8216;desire to represent India at the Miss World pageant8217;8217;. She said she feared her 8216;8216;incorrect statement8217;8217; would be used to disqualify her and affect India8217;s chances of winning.

Back home, the town can8217;t but believe the sisters are jinxed. They are hardly strangers, coming as they do from the famous Nanjangud B.V. Pandit family, manufacturers of Ayurvedic tooth powder and Madurai agarbathi. She completed her MBBS course in October 2002 and left for Mumbai to complete her house surgeon internship.