December 29, 2016 8:40 AM

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Sports Ministry issuing showcause notice to IOA; Kalmadi refuses Life President post

Sports Ministry is issuing a showcause notice to Indian Olympics Association, IOA for making tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as Life Presidents of the sports body.Talking to reporters in New Delhi after felicitating the Junior Hockey World Cup-2016 winning team, Sports Minister Vijay Goel said, the Ministry will have no dealing with IOA until both are removed. He said, it was totally unacceptable as both of them were facing serious criminal and corruption charges. Mr Goel said said, transparency and accountability is vital in sports. Meanwhile, Suresh Kalmadi declined the position of the Indian Olympic Association's Life President. In a letter addressed to IOA President N Ramachandran, Kalmadi said, it would not be appropriate for him to accept this honour at this time.Kalmadi's lawyer told a news channel that he had no idea that the IOA was going to do this yesterday and has declined any post till his name is cleared. Kalmadi and another tainted former President Abhay Singh Chautala were elevated to Life Presidents by the IOA at its Annual General Meeting in Chennai yesterday.

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