Vijay Goel, the union sports minister, was threatened by the Rio Olympic organizers, that his accreditation would be cancelled if unaccredited people, who are accompanying him, do not end their “rude and aggressive” behavior. The minister said, “I have not flouted any of the rules and the volunteers have taken me to the field”. Continental Manager of Rio 2016, Sarah Peterson told the Indian Chef-de-Mission, Rakesh Gupta in a letter that, they had had multiple reports of the Minister, trying to enter accredited areas at venues with unaccredited people and when the staff tried to explain that it was not allowed the people with the Minister became rude as well as aggressive with the staff.