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Sports Ministry suspends Table Tennis Federation of India
The Sports Ministry has suspended its recognition of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) over governance failures, inadequate athlete welfare, and lack of transparency in player selection, sources told Times Now.…
The Story in Brief
The Sports Ministry has suspended its recognition of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) over governance failures, inadequate athlete welfare, and lack of transparency in player selection, sources told Times Now. The ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to form an ad-hoc committee in consultation with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) until a proper governance structure is restored, NDTV reports.
The suspension follows an 'unsatisfactory response' to a show-cause notice issued earlier this year. Among the cited reasons are TTFI's failure to conduct elections on time and delay in holding the National Championships. Star paddler Manika Batra had publicly questioned her exclusion from the 2026 Asian Games squad, alleging an unfair selection process. TTFI, led by president Meghna Ahlawat, was previously suspended by the Delhi High Court in 2022 over similar issues.
The Indian Opinion
The usual blame-the-government reflex will miss the mark here. TTFI had a show-cause notice, an unsatisfactory response, and a history stretching back to 2022 when the Delhi High Court was 'appalled' by its affairs. Manika Batra's Asian Games grievance is only the latest symptom. A federation that cannot hold elections on time, suspends its own secretary general, and then loses in court, forfeits the right to cry politics. The real test is whether the ad-hoc committee actually holds fresh elections within a year.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, sports.ndtv.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
