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<b>Mandira Bedi in midst of Sikh religious storm</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Anti-Mandira protests were held in Ludhiana and other cities in the state after <b>she appeared on Tuesday on the ramp with a Sikh religious symbol tattooed on her bare back. </b>

Mandira sported the tattoo of Ekom Kar (God is one) in Gurmukhi. These are the first words of the holy Sikh scripture - the Granth Sahib.

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Mandira, who has mostly lived in Mumbai, is a Sikh.

<b>She had generated controversy three years ago after she gave Sikh names to her two pet dogs saying they were her family members.</b>

After protests from the Sikh community, she had tendered an apology.

Mandira, who is a successful TV personality, shot to fame after becoming a TV anchor during the 2003 Cricket world cup in South Africa.
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