IOA SGMs were in violation of constitution: CSI

Clean Sports India today questioned the validity of the suspended IOA's Special General Body meetings conducted in the last few months, saying that these gatherings were held without adhering to the relevant provisions in the body's constitution.
In a letter to S Regunathan, who chaired the meetings, CSI Convener BVP Rao said the meetings did not stick to the guidelines of the IOA constitution.
"We (Clean Sports India) have been following closely the way you were conducting the IOA Special General Body Meetings for the last few months with concern. As the Chairman of the IOA Special General Body Meeting, I think, you have made serious violations of IOA Constitution," he said.

"Firstly, any Special General Body Meeting of IOA is called by 50 per cent of members for Specific Meeting with Specific Agenda," he added.
Rao said only Malhotra was authorised to call these meetings, which was not the case.
"Since Mr Malhotra did not call a meeting in his capacity as the acting President of suspended IOA, you as Requisitionist have called a meeting with specified agenda. But you do not have power or legal authority to reconvene the same meeting several times with changing agenda," he said.
"I think you should have followed the procedure laid out in IOA constitution of 50 per cent members signing the requisition each meeting you held. This is a serious violation of procedure established by law for calling Special General Body meetings in any registered Society including Indian Olympic Association," he added.

Rao said IOA members have still not got the minutes of the meeting on October 27 where amendments to the body's constitution were discussed.