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It seems like journalists and shoes have formed a special bond. Following the footsteps of the Iraqi journalist, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at former US President George Bush in December 2008, an Indian journalist, Jarnail Singh, has now used the same stunt to express his anger at Indian Home Minister Chidambaram.Singh was irate with the minister’s reply to a question on the 1984 riots in India, in which hundreds of Sikhs were killed, and then threw his shoe at the minister.
But it seems like politicians have been trained to dodge flying shoes from journalists at press conferences; like Bush, Chidambaram managed to avoid the shoe, smiled, and then asked security guards to take the reporter out of the room.
Here are some recent 'shoe throw protests':
George W. Bush
George Bush narrowly avoided being hit in the face today by a pair of shoes hurled by an angry Iraqi journalist who called the outgoing P
resident a dog during a farewell visit to Baghdad.
The attack highlighted the contempt felt by many Iraqis for Mr Bush, whose presidency will be defined by his decision to invade Iraq, a move that brought down Saddam Hussein but also destroyed the lives of tens of thousands.
Displaying quick reactions, the incumbent President ducked as the size 10 missiles hurtled over his head, one after the other, at a joint press conference with Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, in Baghdad’s Green Zone.
Mr Maliki stuck out a hand to try to block the second shoe.
"This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," shouted the journalist, Muntazer al-Zaidi, before he was bundled from the room by security staff.
Throwing shoes is particularly insulting in the Middle East. A crowd of Iraqis used shoes to whack a toppled statue of Saddam after the 2003 invasion.
Mr Bush tried to brush of the slight, saying: "It doesn't bother me … I didn't feel the least threatened by it.”
George Bush narrowly avoided being hit in the face today by a pair of shoes hurled by an angry Iraqi journalist who called the outgoing P
resident a dog during a farewell visit to Baghdad.The attack highlighted the contempt felt by many Iraqis for Mr Bush, whose presidency will be defined by his decision to invade Iraq, a move that brought down Saddam Hussein but also destroyed the lives of tens of thousands.
Displaying quick reactions, the incumbent President ducked as the size 10 missiles hurtled over his head, one after the other, at a joint press conference with Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, in Baghdad’s Green Zone.
Mr Maliki stuck out a hand to try to block the second shoe.
"This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," shouted the journalist, Muntazer al-Zaidi, before he was bundled from the room by security staff.
Throwing shoes is particularly insulting in the Middle East. A crowd of Iraqis used shoes to whack a toppled statue of Saddam after the 2003 invasion.
Mr Bush tried to brush of the slight, saying: "It doesn't bother me … I didn't feel the least threatened by it.”
P.Chidambaram (Indian Home Minister)
A shoe was thrown at Home Minister P Chidambaram during a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday. 
The shoe was thrown by a journalist from the Dainak Jagran daily , Jarnail Singh, who was asking a question on the 1984 Sikh riots.
The man was immediately taken off the conference room and has been detained. While speaking to reporters, Jarnail Singh said that it is his way of protesting against the clean chit given to Congress leader and riots accused Jagdish Tytler.
The shoe was thrown by a journalist from the Dainak Jagran daily , Jarnail Singh, who was asking a question on the 1984 Sikh riots.
The man was immediately taken off the conference room and has been detained. While speaking to reporters, Jarnail Singh said that it is his way of protesting against the clean chit given to Congress leader and riots accused Jagdish Tytler.
Jarnail Singh, the journalist from Dainik Jagran who threw a shoe at Home Minister P Chidambaram during a briefing at the Congress office in New Delhi on Tuesday, has been released. But here is a look at how it happened.
Responding to Jarnail Singh’s questions, the Home minister said neither the Home Ministry nor any the government had put pressure on the CBI in the Tytler case.
But as the Singh persisted with his questions, Chidambaram told him “no arguments, you are using this forum” at which point the journalist hurled his shoe.
As he was being taken out by the security personnel, Jarnail said, “Whatever I did, the method was wrong. But I did for a right cause.”
Chidambaram later said he forgave the shoe-thrower. Jarnail Singh has been let off by the police because Chidambaram has told them not to take action against him.
Responding to Jarnail Singh’s questions, the Home minister said neither the Home Ministry nor any the government had put pressure on the CBI in the Tytler case.
But as the Singh persisted with his questions, Chidambaram told him “no arguments, you are using this forum” at which point the journalist hurled his shoe.
As he was being taken out by the security personnel, Jarnail said, “Whatever I did, the method was wrong. But I did for a right cause.”
Chidambaram later said he forgave the shoe-thrower. Jarnail Singh has been let off by the police because Chidambaram has told them not to take action against him.
Wen Jiabao (Chinese Minister)
A protester has thrown a shoe at Wen Jiabao during a speech
at Cambridge University and called the Chinese prime minister a "dictator".
The shoe landed about a metre away from Mr Wen and the protester, a young man, was then removed by security guards.
Mr Wen, who earlier signed a series of trade agreements with Gordon Brown on the final day of a three-day UK visit, described the incident as "despicable".
Protests have taken place about human rights and Tibet during his visit.
at Cambridge University and called the Chinese prime minister a "dictator".The shoe landed about a metre away from Mr Wen and the protester, a young man, was then removed by security guards.
Mr Wen, who earlier signed a series of trade agreements with Gordon Brown on the final day of a three-day UK visit, described the incident as "despicable".
Protests have taken place about human rights and Tibet during his visit.
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