Off with SMAM sham and shamed officers: CWG OC

Controversial contract with Australian sports management company terminated, Darbari two others shown the door

PTI | August 6, 2010



Engulfed in a spate of corruption allegations, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee today finally cracked the whip by suspending a close Suresh Kalmadi aide T S Darbari and two other tainted high-ranked officers in a desperate bid to restore its credibility.

Under increasing pressure to take a tough stand as more scandals rocked the mega event, the OC also decided to terminate the multi-crore deal with an Australian company and refer cases against its tainted officials to the Enforcement Directorate.

The decisions were taken by the OC's all-powerful Executive Board which met for an emergency meeting where the report of its three-member probe panel led by CEO Jarnail Singh was read out.

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