The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has formed a three-member panel to probe the allegations that a letter from the Indian High Commission in London was tampered with. The committee claimed that high Commission had recommended AM Films for the Queen's Baton Relay inaugural in October last year,. Organising committee secretary-general Lalit Bhanot said today that the three-member committee comprises of chief executive of organising committee Jarnail Singh , special director general finance G C Chaturvedi, and chief vigilance officer Gurjyot Kaur. Organising committee president Suresh Kalmadi claimed that AM Films was recommended by a junior official, Raju Sebastian, of the mission and produced copies of e-mails as evidence. Mr. Kalmadi met the external affairs minister S.M.Krishna earlier in the day. Krishna has also expressed his concerns regarding the issue as the Indian High Commission has denied making any recommendation and is preparing a reply to the claims made by Kalmadi. The sports ministry has also shot off a letter to the organising committee. In a letter to Kalmadi, sports secretary Sindhushree Khullar has asked for the removal of T.S. Darbari and Sanjay Mahendroo holding high posts in the organising committee after their names cropped up in the investigations related to financial irregularities during the Queen's Baton Relay inauguration.
News On AIR | August 3, 2010 5:48 PM
CWG-OC forms three-member panel to probe allegations of corruption