WHAT IS HAPPENING IN INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS?

The sudden resignation of Mr.Qureshi,former Chief Election Commissioner from
the Three member panel to conduct elections to IOA has raised several issues.

The Indian Olympic Association has become the fiefdom of few who hold office
for several decades.Many officials have not played the sport which they represent
and they are there due to the political patronage.The Indian Olympic Association,
the apex sports body comprising of sports which come under the Olympic banner.
All the Olympic sports associations of states are members of the IOA.Mr.Ajay Maken,
earlier sports minister tried his best to have a clean sports administration in the
country and he wanted to rope in even cricket under the national sports policy.
Before he could achieve it,he was transferred and the new sports minister is yet to
pick up threads.