Kalmadi sacked as CWG OC Chairman

PTI

New Delhi, 24 January 2011: Suresh Kalmadi was on Monday sacked as the Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee in the interest of impartial and unhindered investigations into allegations of corruptions in conducting the mega event.

 

Lalit Bhanot has also been removed as the Secretary-General of the Organising Committee. The decision to remove the two top officials was taken by Sports Minister Ajay Maken.

 

Mr. Maken said that both Mr. Kalmadi and Mr. Bhanot have been removed in light of the ongoing investigation by the CBI over allegations of corruption and irregularities in organisation and conduct of Commonwealth Games.

 

 

“In the light of the concerns expressed by the CBI and in the interest of impartial and unhindered investigations, it has been decided to remove Mr. Kalmadi from the position of the Chairman of the Organising Committee and the position of Chairman, Executive Board of the Organising Committee, CWG, with immediate effect”, Mr. Maken said.

 

Mr. Kalmadi has been directed to handover charge to Mr. Jarnail Singh, Chief Executive Officer of the Organising Committee, who is also a member of the OC’s Executive Board, he said.

 

He said that it had also been decided to remove Mr. Lalit Bhanot from the position of Secretary-General of the Organising Committee with immediate effect and directions to handover charge to Jarnail Singh until further orders.