Madhya Pradesh Sports Minister Tukoji Rao Pawar on Tuesday "regretted" that PT Usha was not provided separate accommodation and blamed the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for the lapse and the apparent insult to the sprint queen.

"The unfortunate incident took place because the state government had no information about her programme as the SAI was supposed to make all arrangements for her visit. I regret the same," Pawar told IANS over phone.