Tatyana Limanova,Russian Newscaster fired after Obama gesture

Olympia : WA : USA | Nov 26, 2011 at 4:46 AM PST

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Tatyana Limanova Gives The Middle Finger To Obama [VIDEO]

Russian Newscaster,Tatyana Limanova been fired after showing middle finger when mentioning Barack Obama’s name .She was sacked from her job from the REN TV atonce.The incident happened on 15th November while she was presenting news related Asia Pacific Cooperation, which previous position was occupied by Barack Obama and thus mentioning the US president name she showed her middle finger.

Limanova though defended her deeds saying that the whole incident was a real misunderstanding as she showed the gesture to the Studio technicians, thinking that she was off the camera and the live show. But her excuses seems did not work and she was at once removed from her position.

According to her given interview to the telegraph, she said that Obama is a respectful person and thus she was having no intention to show such gestures related to Him .She said that the total thing was been misinterpreted and apologizes if any damage been done to the news channel’s reputation and others.

kalex is based in Kolkata, Bangla, India, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.

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