Lovlina Borgohain Flags Incorrect India Map Missing Northeast at Glasgow Eatery

India’s record-breaking boxing campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 ended on a sour note.

After Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain flagged an inaccurate map of India at a popular restaurant in Glasgow, saying it omitted the Northeast and was hurtful to people from the region.

The incident occurred during a celebratory dinner for the Indian boxing contingent at Mister Singh’s India – The Home of Curry. Lovlina, who hails from Assam, noticed that the map printed on the restaurant’s napkins and displayed outside the establishment did not include the Northeast.

Speaking to IANS, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist urged the restaurant to correct the depiction.

“Please don’t take this the wrong way. I felt a little hurt by this. In the map of India, our North East is missing. Yes, even outside, the map that’s displayed has cut off the North East. As someone from the North East, that really hurts us. That’s all I wanted to say. Please keep this in mind next time. Thank you so much,” she said.

Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh also raised concerns over the map, stating that it did not accurately depict Jammu and Kashmir either. He urged the restaurant management to remove the incorrect design and replace it with a map that reflects India’s territorial boundaries accurately.

The Glasgow-based restaurant, known for hosting Indian sports teams and dignitaries over the years, had not issued an official response at the time of writing.

The controversy came just hours after India scripted its most successful boxing campaign in Commonwealth Games history, winning a record seven gold medals.

The women’s team led the charge with five golds through Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi Chaudhary, Arundhati Choudhary and Priya Ghanghas. In the men’s competition, Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal added two more titles to complete India’s historic haul.

Lovlina narrowly missed winning gold after settling for silver in the women’s 70kg final, where she lost 4-1 to Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree.

What was meant to be a celebration of India’s historic boxing success instead turned into a discussion over the inaccurate map, with members of the Indian contingent calling for it to be corrected.