The Sports Ministry has revoked the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after the national sports body cancelled the appointments of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as life presidents.
There was a huge controversy after Kalmadi and Chautala, tainted by alleged charges of corruption, were named life presidents by the IOA in December last year. Sports ministry had expressed its displeasure and decided to derecognise IOA
Officials of the sports ministry said that the government decided to revoke the suspension of deemed recognition of IOA with immediate effect in the light of the corrective action taken by them in reversing its earlier decision-making Abhay Singh Chautala and Suresh Kalmadi, Life Presidents of IOA.
“Since IOA has admitted the faux pas committed and regretted the inconvenience and embarrassment caused to all concerned, it is expected of IOA that it will uphold the highest standard of probity and ethics in its functioning in future,” said an official.
In the light of the above developments and keeping in view the larger interest of promotion and development of sports in the country, the Minister of State (Independent Charge), ministry of youth affairs and sports has revoked the suspension of deemed recognition of IOA, imposed on December 30, said an statement issued by the ministry on Friday.