DIPR officer to be suspended over interpreter's blunder
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 05 2011:
Like the proverbial hunt for a scapegoat instead of initiating action against those responsible for the blunder caused by a interpreter during the public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at Kangla on December 3, the state government has reportedly given green signal to place an officer of DIPR under suspension.
Accordingly to a reliable, the interpreter in question, who caused great embarrassment to the state, is not associated with any government departments nor has any experience of interpreting the speeches of dignitaries in big function, not to speak of understanding the protocol to be followed.
Another source, however, informed that the interpreter in question is a Pastor and he was brought in by a top government official claiming him to the right person for the job.
Prior to his appearance, a translator of the All India Radio, Imphal had been practicing the speeches to be interpreted from English to Manipuri.