IOA feud comes out in open, Hockey India demands GBM

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Just days after International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach's visit to the country, the factional feud within Indian Olympic Association surfaced today with a National Sports Federation head moving a No Confidence Motion against incumbent president N Ramachandran.
Hockey India chief Narinder Batra today wrote a letter to the IOA, demanding a Special General Body Meeting at the earliest to vote on the No Confidence Motion against Ramachandran.
"As per Rule VIII (i) and (ii) of IOA Constitution, we Hockey India are moving a no confidence motion against Mr N Ramachandran President IOA as we are totally in disagreement with his working and along with it we also feel he is working towards weakening and finishing of the IOA," Batra said in the letter.

"We request you to convene a Special General Meeting (SGM) of the IOA at the earliest to discus on the vote of no confidence against Mr N Ramachandran President," he wrote in the letter addressed to IOA President, Secretary General and Treasurer.
He said if the Special GBM is not called within a month, he will take the lead for a requisition meeting.
"Under the IOA Constitution, any NSF can request for a Special GBM and move a No Confidence Motion. I have the support of 66 per cent of the IOA General Body," he told PTI.

According to the IOA constitution, a No Confidence Motion against the president, secretary general, treasurer and other executive council members can be passed if it has two-thirds majority of the members are present and voting.

The quorum for such a meeting will have to be three-fourths of the total strength of the IOA General Body entitled to vote.
The IOA General Body has 183 votes in total -- three each for NSFs and two each for state Olympic bodies.