Sports ministry suspends IOA over Kalmadi's appointment

December 30, 2016 20:17

The sports ministry has suspended Indian Olympic Association over controversial appointments of scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as its life presidents.

Chautala, who has been chargesheeted in a disproportionate assets case, and 2010 Commonwealth Games corruption scandal tainted Suresh Kalmadi were made Life Presidents at the IOA's Annual General Meeting in Chennai on December 27, stunning the Indian sporting fraternity and leaving the Sports Ministry fuming.

The Indian Olympic Association had been given time till Friday to reply to the show-cause notice issued by Sports Ministry which had threatened derecognition of the sports body if it does not reverse its decision.

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