Kalmadi sacked as IOA chief, VK Malhotra becomes interim president

There is more trouble for the former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi. Now, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has sacked Mr Kalmadi as its chief. BJP's VK Malhotra has been appointed as the acting president.

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Earlier today, a Delhi court remanded Mr Kalmadi to eight days of custody with the Central Bureau of Investigation. Mr Kalmadi has been arrested on charges of corruption while organising the Commonwealth Games last year.

A few weeks before the Games began, the media began reporting on what seemed to be systematic corruption among those in charge of organising the event. A glut of contracts hired the most expensive firms to provide equipment and services.  Competitive bids were ignored. Mr Kalmadi denied all corruption charges, but he was also confronting questions about the overwhelming lack of preparedness for the Games. The budget for the event had been busted several times over. But there seemed to be little to show for it. Amid international criticism, Mr Kalmadi was sidelined by the government and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and the Army were asked to get the capital ready.