[1]Salahis, the infamous White House gatecrashers brazenly hosted what they called “America’s Polo Cup” featuring a match between the US and India on the National Mall without official participation from either side.
Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who sauntered uninvited into the White House to crash into US President Barack Obama’s first state dinner for PM Manmohan Singh, are still under federal investigation for their November misadventure.
Last year’s event advertised as “best sporting experience in the United States and considered the best in the world by the highest standards of polo” is also under investigation in Virginia and the Indian embassy unceremoniously snapped its ties with the couple after the dinner fiasco. The event’s website listed its key sponsor as India’s Kingfisher Beer, but the Washington Post cited the chief executive of the company as saying it was not a sponsor. “We are not sponsoring this event and have informed the people managing this event of that,” Yashpal Singh, president and chief executive of Mendocino Brewing Company, the parent company of Kingfisher said. But the Salahis persisted in using Kingfisher’s name and logo in advertising. “We have sent legal notices to this effect, and he keeps on advertising us as a sponsor. I don’t know what world he’s living in,” Mr Singh was quoted as saying.
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