R.K. Pachauri, the usually suave head of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), looked flustered after a long time – with the booboo on the predicted demise of Himalayan glaciers high on everyone’s mind.
While addressing the media on India’s energy security, Pachauri must have known very well why the room was packed with reporters but refused to answer any questions on the Himalayan blunder.
The media held its patience for long. But an exasperated reporter finally shouted out: “How do you react to the demand for your resignation?” Pachauri refused to answer even that, but for the first time was seen to pull out his green handkerchief to wipe his brow.
He also had to be escorted out of the room so that he was not mobbed by reporters – something he has been known to love in the past!
