In a major gaffe from which Suresh Kalmadi & Co. can never pull itself through, it has now been discovered that the very concept of the Commonwealth Games’ mascot is faulty, imperfect and has been compromised.

CWG organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi had announced the mascot for the 2010 Delhi games on March 9, 2006, unveiling ‘Shera – The Friendly Tiger’ as the lucky charm of the mega event.

A click at the Commonwealth Games website and perusal of untold documents, including the guide for both national and international media, reveal that over and over again it has been mentioned that “the name ‘Shera’ has been derived from the Hindi word ‘sher’ – meaning tiger”.

This means the multi-crore organizers do not know that the Hindi word ‘sher’ does not mean ‘tiger’. As a matter of fact, the word ‘sher’ means ‘lion’. And even a child knows the difference between a tiger and a lion.

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