Bush Names Cat India, Extremist Hindus Name Dog Bush
NEW DELHI, July 25 (IslamOnline) - Extremists from a hardline Hindu nationalist group in India have named a puppy George W. Bush, after the U.S. president, because they are offended that his pet cat is called India, news agencies reported.
A member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which has links with the Bajrang Dal, alerted the party to the outrage after coming across the first cat's name on the internet.
A spokesman for the Bajrang Dal group in Bombay, Shankar Gaikar, was quoted on the BBC online service as saying that his group could not tolerate what it perceived as an insult.
"How can we tolerate this insult to India? Bush had no right to do this," Bajrang Dal spokesman Shankar Gaikar.
The group is seeking an apology from the U.S. consulate in Bombay.
But, staff there said the president's cat was actually called India Ink rather than India because of its dark blue-black fur.
The party is now urging members across the state of Maharastra to call other dogs George Bush.
The newly named dog was placed in an elaborately decorated swing and officially named George Bush at a ceremony held on the outskirts of Bombay.
Bajrang Dal workers distributed sugar to hundreds of passers-by, a traditional practice during naming ceremonies in India, the BBC said.
