Mission suggested UK firm, insists Kalmadi
The Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi insisted on Sunday that the UK-based firm at the centre of a corruption row that has hit the organising committee was recommended by the Indian high commission despite an embarrassing denial issued by it earlier.
The Indian high commission had denied recommending A.M. Films, the little-known UK-based firm which allegedly received lakhs of pounds for providing its “services” during the Queen’s baton relay in London. Mr Kalmadi refuted the claim and asserted that the high commission’s protocol official Raju Sebastian made the recommendation and even produced letters indicative of organising committee’s communication with the high commission.
The government’s promise of action against “guilty” would not satisfy the Opposition, they made it clear.
Union urban development minister S. Jaipal Reddy was in damage control mode over the Central Vigilance Commission’s report on wide scale corruption in the Commonwealth Games’ construction projects.
“CVC has come out with preliminary remarks on the alleged irregularities in the construction of Commonwealth venues. I assure you that all concerned would be punished. Nothing would be spared. We will seriously look into it,” Mr Reddy said.
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