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Cheers, jeers for Kalmadi at CWG opening ceremony
NEW DELHI: It was both cheers and jeers for Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, when he made his speech while it was cheers all the way for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Kalmadi, who has been under attack over alleged corruption and several missed deadlines, received a round of boos when he made his speech at the opening ceremony of the Games.
Kalmadi was followed by Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell, whose references to Dikshit were received by rounds of applause by the audience.
Even when Kalmadi referred to Dikshit, whose government built the city's infrastructure and cleaned up the mess in the Games Village, the spectators cheered her.
KALMADI BOOED BY SPECTATORS
Cheers, jeers for Kalmadi at CWG opening ceremony - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: It was both cheers and jeers for Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, when he made his speech while it was cheers all the way for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Kalmadi, who has been under attack over alleged corruption and several missed deadlines, received a round of boos when he made his speech at the opening ceremony of the Games.
Kalmadi was followed by Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell, whose references to Dikshit were received by rounds of applause by the audience.
Even when Kalmadi referred to Dikshit, whose government built the city's infrastructure and cleaned up the mess in the Games Village, the spectators cheered her.
KALMADI BOOED BY SPECTATORS
Cheers, jeers for Kalmadi at CWG opening ceremony - The Times of India
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Ops I missed it was watching ROMA vs Napoli game , can we do the Billion dollar ceremoney again ? Kinda missed it 
I decided to bycott the event becasue something nasty is bound to happen based on all the negative media hype against the events
I decided to bycott the event becasue something nasty is bound to happen based on all the negative media hype against the events
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Will a recording be available on DDs site?
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