Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said that the sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi should have resigned from Indian Olympics Association (IOA) presidency after he was charged with corruption in running the CWG. Kalmadi was released on bail from jail on Thursday.

Welcoming Kalmadi's stand that he is not insisting to remain as the IOA president, the Minister said there should be a permanent mechanism in place.

Mr. Maken said that the CWG corruption scandal strengthened his case for passing the Sports Bill by the Parliament, which would bring transparency in the functioning of all national sports bodies.

Talking about the age and tenure limit in the Sports Bill, Mr. Maken said, anyone after a particular tenure will be unable to remain as an office bearer of a federation.

He said, anyone after the age of 70 would be unable to be an office bearer of the national sports federations.