The news report is mischievous and false. The External Affairs Minister was fully involved in the decision-making process.
The offer by the Saudi king has been received by the Ministry of External Affairs. It will be examined in detail in consultation with the concerned authorities.
The president said he will take note of the external affairs minister's remarks when the matter was put up to him.
Circulation of such scurrilous material is not becoming of a senior member of the Foreign Service. The Ministry of External Affairs will deal with the matter in accordance with its well established norms.