New Delhi, April 28: The Indian Olympic Association on Monday suspended the KPS Gill-led Indian Hockey Federation and appointed a five member ad-hoc panel for future team selection. IOA`s decision comes after a sting operation by a news channel exposed corruption in the Indian Hockey Federation. The ad-hoc panel will be headed by Aslam Sher Khan. Dhanraj Pillay, Ashok Kumar and Ajit Pal will be its other members. Ric Charlesworth will be the advisor of the selection committee. "It is a painful decision that we made today. But it had to be taken since there were corruption allegations. We have taken the decision after discussions with former Olympians, captains and all those who have played for india," IOA president Suresh Kalmadi told a packed press conference here. "Gill was there (meeting) throughout. It was a unanimous decision and no one spoke against it. We have great respect for KPS Gill and it is not personal. "Jothikumaran did not come unfortunately, we wanted to hear him. It was an opportunity for him to present his case," he said.
The IOA chief acknowledged that the national apex body had to take heed to the stern warning of the FIH which had threatened to scrap the `Promoting Indian Hockey Project` and the 2010 World Cup proposed to be held here if immediate corrective action was not taken in the aftermath of the sting operation. For More Info
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