International Paralympic Committee (IPC) had raised objections over this and other faults that threatened contingent's participation in opening ceremony. As reported by India Today, Indian officials tried to make last minute changes to the kit to comply with guidelines and the Sports Ministry was forced to clarify that the corrections have been made and the team has got a go-ahead for the ceremony. (Also read: Rio Paralympics: Wrong flag on kit shames India again)In a media release, Sports Ministry said, "After the inspection, IPC made some suggestions to India as well as many other countries. The issues raised in respect of the ceremonial kit of the Indian Contingent have since been resolved. Former CWG medallist and now swimming coach with the paralympics team, Prasanta Karmakar spoke exclusively to India Today lambasting officials for their lackadaisical attitude.

Source: India Today September 07, 2016 09:21 UTC