Saffron flag-holding Bharath Matha motif at an official function emerges as a sore point between government and Raj Bhavan

The picture of Bharat Math astride a lion at Raj Bhavan’s central hall, where the World Environment Day inauguration was scheduled to be held, emerged as a sore point between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government and the Governor’s office, prompting Agriculture Minister P. Prasad to skip the event.