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Table Tennis Federation challenges government suspension over autonomy
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Thursday asked the Sports Ministry to reconsider its decision to suspend recognition, warning that an external administration would violate the Olympic Charter's autonomy rules.…
The Story in Brief
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Thursday asked the Sports Ministry to reconsider its decision to suspend recognition, warning that an external administration would violate the Olympic Charter's autonomy rules. The ministry on Wednesday withdrew recognition and directed the IOA to set up an ad-hoc committee, citing failure to conduct elections on time.
TTFI president Meghna Ahlawat said the Olympic Charter's Rules 27 and 28 protect national federations from interference. The federation argued that the ministry's concerns were either factually wrong or had been resolved before the June show-cause notice. It also noted that the Delhi High Court had quashed its suspension of secretary general Kamlesh Mehta in January.
The Indian Opinion
The TTFI's invocation of the Olympic Charter is a familiar tactic when the government steps in. But the suspension was triggered by genuine governance failures, delayed elections and internal rows. Neither side is entirely blameless. The real test is whether the IOA ad-hoc committee will take charge before the next international events, or will the ministry relent?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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