As the curtains went up on the London Olympics on Friday, July 27, the opening ceremony was billed as a resounding success. The Indian contingent’s march, though, will be remembered not for wrestler Sushil Kumar holding the flag, or India marching past in resplendent yellow.

A young lady called Madhura Honey gatecrashed the desi party and became the talking point of the Olympics opening ceremony, at least for India. Honey walked beside Sushil Kumar, occasionally waving to the crowd. Honey, we learn now, was part of the cast and was not supposed to be on the field during the march past.