India minister draws flak over Rio behaviour

AFP, NEW DELHI: India's sports minister drew widespread criticism Friday after the organisers of the Rio Olympics reportedly accused his entourage of "aggressive and rude" behaviour at the Games and threatened to cancel his accreditation. The Rio organising committee said it had received multiple reports of Vijay Goel trying to get unaccredited people accompanying him into Olympic venues.
“We have had multiple reports of your minister for sports trying to enter accredited areas at venues with unaccredited individuals,: the Press Trust of India news agency quoted committee manager Sarah Peterson as saying in a letter to India's chef de mission Rakesh Gupta.
“When the staff try to explain that this is not allowed, they report that the people with the minister have become aggressive and rude and sometimes push past our staff,” she said.

 

India minister draws flak over Rio behaviour

AFP, NEW DELHI: Indias sports minister drew widespread criticism Friday after the organisers of the Rio Olympics reportedly accused his entourage of aggressive and rude behaviour at the Games and threatened to cancel his accreditation. The Rio organising committee said it had received multiple reports of Vijay Goel trying to get unaccredited people accompanying him into Olympic venues. We have had multiple reports of your minister for sports trying to enter accredited areas at venues with unaccredited individuals,: the Press Trust of India news agency quoted committee manager Sarah Peterson as saying in a letter to Indias chef de mission Rakesh Gupta. When the staff try to explain that this is not allowed, they report that the people with the minister have become aggressive and rude and sometimes push past our staff, she said.