India, Feb. 28 -- The newly elected mayor of Bilaspur Puja Vidhani encountered a rather embarrassing moment after a slip of the tongue during her oath ceremony left the attendees in a state of confusion.

While taking the oath on Friday, Vidhani mistakenly used the word "sampradayikta" (communalism) instead of "samprabhuta" (sovereignty). However, she was immediately corrected by the officials, as per PTI.

"Main Bharat ki sampradayikta tatha akhandata akshunn rakhungi (I will uphold communalism and integrity of India)," Vidhani said, prompting the collector to intervene to correct her, though she continued with the oath.

The incident occurred at the Mungeli Naka ground during the oath-taking ceremony, which was also attended by Deputy C...