Lovlina Flags Missing North East at Glasgow Restaurant
Olympic medallist says North East missing from map printed on napkins; BFI chief Ajay Singh seeks immediate withdrawal
- Lovlina Borgohain flagged a map of India on restaurant napkins that omitted the North East.
- BFI President Ajay Singh also pointed to an incomplete depiction of Jammu & Kashmir.
- The controversy erupted after Indian athletes visited Mister Singh’s India in Glasgow.
- India recorded its best Commonwealth Games boxing performance with 10 medals, including seven golds.
GG News Bureau
Glasgow, 2nd Aug: Indian Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain has objected to an incorrectly depicted map of India printed on napkins at a Glasgow restaurant after noticing that the country’s entire North Eastern region was missing.
The controversy emerged after members of the Indian contingent visited Mister Singh’s India – The Home of Curry following their successful campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
The restaurant served the visiting athletes using printed napkins featuring an outline map of India. Borgohain, an Olympic bronze medallist and a silver medallist at the Glasgow Games, noticed that the map did not include the North East.
“The map on the napkins is missing our North East. Every part of India is important and should be represented,” Borgohain told IANS.
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh backed Borgohain’s objection and flagged further inaccuracies in the depiction, including what he described as an incomplete representation of Jammu & Kashmir.
Singh urged the restaurant management to immediately withdraw the napkins carrying the faulty map and replace them with material depicting India correctly.
Mister Singh’s India, a well-known Indian restaurant in Glasgow that has hosted touring sports teams and dignitaries, had not issued an official statement on the controversy, according to the information available.
The family-run restaurant has operated in Glasgow for more than three decades and blends Punjabi culinary traditions with Scottish influences.
The controversy came after Indian boxers delivered a record performance at the Commonwealth Games 2026, winning 10 medals, including seven gold and three silver.
Preeti (54kg), Jaismine (57kg), Sakshi (51kg), Priya (60kg), Arundhati (70kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg) won gold medals.
Jadumani Singh (55kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and Narender (90+kg) secured silver medals.
The seven gold medals marked India’s highest-ever gold haul in Commonwealth Games boxing and its best performance in the competition.
