Chidambaram calls Indian flag incident minor, Rehman Malik regrets lapse

A diplomatic faux paus by Pakistani hosts which resulted in the Indian national flag being displayed upside down caused a minor flutter during home minister P Chidambaram's meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik.

An alert Chidambaram, who spotted the error, brought it to the notice of Malik, who regretted the incident and asked it to be corrected.

"I detected the mistake and he (Malik) corrected the mistake. I told Malik about it and he was extremely regretful of that," Chidambaram told reporters here today.

"I think its a minor mistake and I don't think we should make much of it. The flag was put right...," he said.