05-04-2006, 01:39 AM
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<b>Blair wears Hindu sacred thread</b>
[ Wednesday, May 03, 2006 09:46:54 pmIANS ]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair sported a sacred Hindu red thread on his wrist during heated political exchanges in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the government said the wristband was a gift presented to Blair when he visited a Hindu temple in Neasden, north London, last week.
Journalists spotted the thread on Blair's wrist as he was facing tough questioning from the opposition parties over a string of recent government scandals.
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1514739.cms
<b>Blair wears Hindu sacred thread</b>
[ Wednesday, May 03, 2006 09:46:54 pmIANS ]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair sported a sacred Hindu red thread on his wrist during heated political exchanges in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the government said the wristband was a gift presented to Blair when he visited a Hindu temple in Neasden, north London, last week.
Journalists spotted the thread on Blair's wrist as he was facing tough questioning from the opposition parties over a string of recent government scandals.