Chautala backers to ask IOC to probe into Randhir's conduct

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A group of senior IOA officials, who are backing Abhay Singh Chautala for the president's post, today accused Randhir Singh of bringing International Olympic Committee into "disrepute" by trying to stall the polls and said they would write to the world body to hold an inquiry into his "manoeuvrings".

These officials said that Randhir, who is contesting for the post of IOA president in the December 5 elections, has manipulated the letters sent by the IOC which had directed the IOA not to hold the polls under the government's Sports Code.

"It is shocking that Randhir, who has been IOC member for last one decade, secretary general of Olympic Council of Asia for last two decades has stooped to such a low and used unethical and undemocratic means to postpone the election process," IOA vice-president G S Mander told a press conference, flanked by other senior officials of the IOA and NSFs.

"We are writing to IOC chief Jacques Rogge to institute an inquiry into his actions by the Ethics Commission. We will urge the IOC to look into the unsavoury conduct of Randhir, who being its member has tarnished its reputation and image.

"IOC members have to maintain certain standards of conduct and what he has done in the run-up to the IOA elections is unbecoming of the office he is holding in the IOC and the IOA," Mander said.

Besides Mander, those present at the conference include IOA vice-presidents Tarlochan Singh and Virender Nanavati, Weightlifting Federation chief B P Baishya, Table Tennis Federation secretary Dhanraj Chaudhury, Handball Federation secretary S M Bali, Taekwando Federation president Harish
Kumar, Kho-Kho Federation and Uttrakhand Olympic Association president Rajeev Mehta and Delhi Olympic Association president Kuldip Vats.