WHILE Indian athletes have been chasing medals at Rio, Sports Minister Vijay Goel has been chasing them — for photos, more photos, and yet more photos. Gupta tried to play down the incident, but acknowledged that Goel had been on the field of play at the hockey venue. Since then, whenever the Minister has visited the field of play at any venue, he has done so with a special pass. On Wednesday, the organisers threatened to cancel Goel’s accreditation, alleging the minister and those accompanying him entered areas that were off bounds. “We have had multiple reports of your Minister for Sports trying to enter accredited areas at venues with unaccredited individuals.

Source: Indian Express August 11, 2016 20:03 UTC