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Spartaaaaa wrote on 2010-11-04 21:29
Mr Obama will arrive in India on Saturday for the first leg of an Asian tour.
But as well as the usual security measures that come with welcoming a a visiting dignitary, Indian authorities have decided to go one step further, by removing all natural threats to the president as well.
All coconuts around the city's Gandhi museum, one of Mr Obama's stops in the city, are being taken down.
Mani Bhavan, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his freedom struggle against the British, is among five places the US president is visiting in Mumbai.
"We told the authorities to remove the dry coconuts from trees near the building. Why take a chance?" Mani Bhavan's executive secretary, Meghshyam Ajgaonkar, told the BBC.
Last week American security officers inspected Mani Bhavan and its surroundings along with other places the president is likely to visit.
Every year in India people are injured or even killed by falling coconuts.
Mr Obama, still smarting from heavy losses in the midterm elections, will visit India, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China on the 10-day tour.
Link to article:
http://www.av1611.org/newslink.php?news_link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworldnews%2Fnorthamerica%2Fusa%2Fbarackobama%2F8109295%2FCoconuts-removed-from-trees-in-preparation-for-Barack-Obamas-India-trip.html&news_title=Coconuts%20removed%20from%20trees%20in%20preparation%20for%20Barack%20Obama
LOL what?
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Phunkie wrote on 2010-11-04 21:31
Gotta protect the Prez, yo.
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Yogurticecream wrote on 2010-11-04 21:34
Small things like that do count, hopefully.
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Adelynn wrote on 2010-11-04 21:40
I find this oddly cute, in away. It reminds me of something my brother would worry about.
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Magenera wrote on 2010-11-04 22:19
Coconuts kills more people than plane crashes.
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Piko wrote on 2010-11-04 22:42
You can never be too careful, ya know?
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Osayidan wrote on 2010-11-04 22:45
But he could have been the first president to be black AND get killed by a coconut.
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Kazuni wrote on 2010-11-04 23:26
Haha, cute.
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Spartaaaaa wrote on 2010-11-04 23:27
Quote from Osayidan;204136:
But he could have been the first president to be black AND get killed by a coconut.
How historical can you get?
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Ailyene wrote on 2010-11-05 00:07
Dang, those must be some hard coconuts.
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Zid wrote on 2010-11-05 16:53
A laughing matter and then not one.
Coconut farms have this kind of hazard to deal with too.
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Shirayuki wrote on 2010-11-05 19:13
After watching cartoons all my life, I can tell how awesome of a plan this is xD
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LunarCore wrote on 2010-11-05 20:39
safety + food o..o seems to be a win win situation
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Hiccup wrote on 2010-11-05 22:06
Death by coconuts! What a way to go :/
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Taycat wrote on 2010-11-05 23:11
Quote from Ailyene;204249:
Dang, those must be some hard coconuts.
Well the trees are high up and they are already hard enough to begin with, yah?