115 speakers for Congress’ Bharat Summit denied entry into India, claims Shashi Tharoor
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday alleged that 115 speakers scheduled to attend the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad were refused entry into India or had their visas cancelled “apparently on the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs”.
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Tharoor said that 315 speakers had received clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs to attend the two-day summit, which began on Friday.
The summit has been organised by the Congress-led Telangana government for discussions on democracy, social and economic justice, climate change, gender equality and foreign policy, among other subjects.
“It is completely unclear under what provision of law the government has taken such a drastic step, but it is obviously impossible to reverse it since the conference concludes tomorrow,” he wrote on social media. “What a shame that a proud democracy has become so insecure that it must stifle any voices it fears will be critical!”
A disappointing footnote to the #BharatSummit proceedings: when I got to Hyderabad, I learned that 115 of the 315 speakers whom the External Affairs Ministry had cleared for the event ended up being refused entry to India or having their visas cancelled, apparently on the… https://t.co/ODPDFMdY6k
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 13, 2026
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