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Reacting to the entire episode, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said: “According to the Olympic Charter, visas were supposed to be granted. This was also the responsibility of the Asian Olympic Committee, and even China should have been granted a visa for any athlete representing India from any corner of India.
“But the behavior was not good. We did not accept the discrimination, and that’s why I want to say again, Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and will remain an integral part of India… India will not bow down.”
On Friday, the Sports Minister cancelled his visit to China for the Asian Games as a mark of protest against that country’s decision to deny accreditation and entry to the Indian Wushu team players for the mega sports event.