Saturday, April 16 2005 18:55 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) today (Apr 16, 2005) demanded an apology from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for the display of the Indian tricolour upside down on the special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane which brought him to Jaipur from Islamabad.

"It appears to have been done inadvertently. Even then, it is a serious lapse. Musharraf should apologise for it as it has hurt the sentiments of millions of patriotic Indians", BJP Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha V K Malhotra said.

The aircraft had the tricolor on one side of its nose and Pakistan flag on the other. The Indian flag was placed with the green on top and saffron below.

However, the mistake was detected soon after Musharraf and his wife Sehba left for Ajmer in a helicopter and was corrected.