Hyderabad, Nov. 14 -- The Bharat Summit in Hyderabad has turned into a major political flashpoint as Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao on Saturday called it an "anti-Bharat Summit" and defended the cancellation of visas for several foreign invitees, as the BRS asked the Congress-led state government to explain its benefits to Telangana.

The two-day conclave (November 13-14) is organised by the Congress and the Telangana government. Party leaders, including MP Shashi Tharoor, have alleged that roughly 115 of the 315 foreign speakers invited to the summit, including Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng, were denied entry into India or had their visas revoked at the last minute by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, despite having receive...