The government responded to Shashi Tharoor's claim that 115 speakers for the Congress-organised Bharat Summit in Hyderabad were denied entry to India or had their visas cancelled. "Visa-related matters fall within the sovereign functions of any country or…government," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. Calling it a "shame", Tharoor had said that India, a proud democracy, has become insecure.