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The Parade of Nations is not happening in the usual alphabetical order
The Parade of Nations at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony is not being held in the usual English alphabetical order. Instead, it is being conducted in accordance to the Japanese alphabets.
The Indian Twitter has exploded
The Indian Twitter seems to have exploded after the official broadcaster in the country, SONY, decided to split the screen and show the country's Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur, in one half of the screen while the Indian athletes walked out. The Doordarshan (DD) sports, on the other hand, focused solely on the athletes.
India walks out for their Parade
The Indian contingent led by Manpreet Singh and MC Mary Kom have just completed their parade, while the newly appointed Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur, watched from the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
Huge protest outside opening ceremonies
Meanwhile, Japanese people are protesting outside the stadium:
The Japanese national flag is brought onto the stage during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium.