Asian Games Visa row: Discriminatory approach is against Olympic Charter, says Union Minister

Asian Games Visa row: Discriminatory approach is against Olympic Charter, says Union Minister

Coimbatore (TN), Sep 24 (PTI) China denying visas to three Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh is “discriminatory” and against the Olympic Charter which is not acceptable to India, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said. The northeastern state is an integral part of India and would continue to remain so, the Union Minister for Information and […]

Asian Games Visa row: Discriminatory approach is against Olympic Charter, says Union Minister Anurag Thakur

Female players Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu have been denied accreditation, which also works as a visa for the Asian Games that officially opened on Saturday in Hangzhou. "As you could see I am not in China, I am in Coimbatore, standing with my players. And this discriminatory approach of a country which is against the Olympic Charter, is not acceptable at all," he told reporters here.

Asian Games Visa row: Discriminatory approach is against Olympic Charter, says Union Minister

Coimbatore: China denying visas to three Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh is "discriminatory" and against the Olympic Charter which is not acceptable to India, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said. The northeastern state is an integral part of