Chandigarh: Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, who married his software engineer girlfriend from New Delhi on Tuesday, has run into a controversy with reports claiming that he had printed the national emblem on the invitation card of his wedding reception.

The invitation cards carried the national emblem, an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Asoka with Satyameva Jayate written beneath, a media report said.

When contacted the the boxer’s brother, Manoj, said from Bhiwani that it was a minor issue and should not be raked up.

Asked if the emblem had been printed on the invitation card or not, he said, “Yes, emblem has been printed, but it was printed by mistake.”

The violation carries a penalty with imprisonment up to two years or fine of Rs 5,000 or both.