Jowai,Jan 21: VIP culture dominated the opening ceremony of the 6th Meghalaya Games held in Jowai on Tuesday.
Shillong media persons, who were taken to Jowai to cover the event, were the worst affected as they were told at the venue that hospitality was meant only for the VIPs after a few journalists wanted to have tea.
The government had engaged Vivanta for the hospitality.
The Shillong based journalists reached Jowai in the afternoon after covering the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new secretariat at Umsawli in New Shillong Township.
After lunch, the journalists attended the Meghalaya Day celebrations in Jowai and covered the opening ceremony of Meghalaya Games at Wahiajer in the evening.
The Meghalaya Games went beyond 8 pm but no food was provided to the journalists, who returned to Shillong around 11 pm .
The cost of holding the 6th Meghalaya Games is around Rs 35 crore.
