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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/11/ahmadinejad-toy-monkey
Iranian TV Show Scrapped after Child Calls Toy Monkey Ahmadinejad
[Guardian-UK] Robert Tait - On Amoo Pourang (Uncle Pourang), a TV program watched by millions of Iranian children three times a week on state TV, presenter Dariush Farziayi asked the name of the toy monkey his young caller had been given as a reward for good behavior. "Well, my father calls him Ahmadinejad," the child replied. As a result, the program has been cancelled after a successful seven-year run.