SPORT-KALMADI 2LST

"The last few years, the preparations had gone off
peacefully. It was just in the last 15 days that there have
been a lot (of controversies) in India. I don't know the
reasons. I have said from day one that we have not done any
wrong," Kalmadi said.
"We had cleared every proposal through the executive
board which has government nominees, from IOA and OC.
Everything was a combined decision," he said.
Regarding the controversy surrounding the original bid
documents in which he was shown to be the vice-chairman of the
Organising Committee, Kalmadi explained, "Every bid keeps
getting updated. The revalidated bid we submitted at Montego
Bay at the time of voting had me as the chairman."
"When we made the final presentation we consulted the
CGF how we can win the bid. So there was some changes. About
chairmanship and the USD 100,000 to other Commonwealth
Associations were not there in the original bid. So, it was
the updated bid (that had me as chairman OC)," he said.
Kalmadi said the controversy was a non-issue for him as
he had been appointed OC Chairman by the IOA.
"The main thing is that who would be chairman of OC is
decided by IOA and IOA in its general body meeting had decided
that I would be the chairman. And the GoM ratified it. So
there is no issue.
"Now a former sports minister raised the issue after
keeping quiet for eight years. Why did he keep quiet for eight
years? He should have said earlier that there was something
wrong. Now with the Games just one month away, if somebody
raises this issue, it is unfortunate," he said. PTI