The Russian president's office threatened on Thursday that the Tver region's governor who reported a worm in his salad served during a reception in the Kremlin would be held accountable if the report proves to be false.
Dmitry Zelenin posted a message on his Twitter account on Wednesday saying: "Such happens even in the Alexandrovsky Hall [in the Great Kremlin Palace]. Together with beef, a salad with live earthworms is served." The message was supported by a photo, but both were later deleted from the website.
According to Zelenin, the incident happened during a reception dedicated to the official visit by German President Christian Wulff to Moscow which started on October 11.
"A preliminary study of the photo shows that it represents neither the place [of the reception], nor the serving of the table layout during this protocol event in the Grand Kremlin Palace," Kremlin spokesman Viktor Khrekov said.
The president's office and the Russian Federal Guard Service are carrying out a detailed inquiry into the incident, he said.
"If the published information does not prove to be true, the person who made this statement will be held accountable in line with the current law," Khrekov said.
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti)
