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'This is such a shame' - Twitter slams Nora Fatehi for holding Indian flag upside down at the FIFA World Cup 2022 Fan Fest

The sight of Nora Fatehi waving the flag, however, did not go down well with Indians back home because she held the flag upside down.

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Nora Fatehi recently represented India at the FIFA World Cup 2022 fan fest held at Doha's Al Bidda Park. She interacted with the audience and chanted "Jai Hind" after her electrifying performance. "Can I hear Jai Hind?" she asked. "India is not a participant in the FIFA World Cup, but we are now, in spirit. Through our music and our dance," she added.

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Later, Nora was seen asking for and waving the Indian National Flag. The sight of Nora waving the flag, however, did not go down well with Indians back home because she held the flag upside down. While some social media users congratulated the actress/performer on her representation of India at FIFA, others accused her of disrespecting the National Flag and trolled her.

Earlier, Nora took to Instagram and shared a video of herself at the stadium and wrote, “That moment when u hear ur voice at the world cup stadium @fifaworldcup this was so surreal! Its milestones like this that make the journey so worth it i Always envisioned moments like this, im Just a Dreamer with a hunger to make those dreams come alive! From a regular shmagular girl in the hood to this! Believe in ur self guys, never let anybody tell you You Cant! Ur dreams are never too big! Many laughed at me at the start but we out here!! And this is just the beginning..”

In the meantime, Twitter users trolled the Bollywood actress for what she did at the fan event. "This is how Nora fatehi Insult Indian flag . This is not acceptable or tolerated you should be punish for this," wrote a fan.

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"Shame on you #NoraFatehi for disrespecting our national flag, Tiranga. At #FIFAWorldCup event! Totally intolerable. Absolutely condemnable, and actionable act," wrote another fan.

On the other hand,  fan also defended Nora Fatehi. "Throwing the flag itself is disrespect ... she is a foreigner more over no stick was attached to the flag ..this wouldn't have happened..it's not deliberately done by #NoraFatehi," wrote the fan.

Here's how fans reacted to Nora Fatehi

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