The Clean Sports India (CSI) President Ashwini Nachappa today lashed out the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for backing Suresh Kalmadi's nomination for contesting elections at the Asian Athletic Association.
"If Athletics Federation of India nominated Kalmadi as the Presidential candidate of Asian Athletic Association (AAA), it is proven right in her long standing argument that AFI is still run by Kalmadi and (Lalit) Bhanot," said Nachappa.
CSI national convener B V P Rao said that this attempt of Kalmadi is a clear violation of Code of Ethics of IOC (International Olympics Committee), which prohibits such tainted persons from holding any position in any sports body.
CSI Joint Convenor Reeth Abraham said it was a shameless attempt on Kalmadi's part to come back to sports administration after detained in jail for eight months.
She appealed to the voters of AAA not to vote for Kalmadi in case he proceeds with his plan to contest the elections to be held on July 1 in Pune.
