March 21, 2018 by admin

Anju Bobby George, Malleswari told to resign as national observers

New Delhi, March 21

Two more national sports observers have fallen to the dreaded conflict of interest issue. Sydney Olympics bronze-medallist weightlifter Karnam Malleswari and long-jumper Anju Bobby George, a World Championships gold medallist, have been asked to tender their resignations.
The Sports Ministry sent this direction in a letter dated March 20, 2018, marked to five national observers, including Anju and Malleswari. “Subsequent to your appointment as national observers it has been brought to the notice of this ministry that you are either running academies/training centres or associated with such centres. With a view to avoid any possibility of conflict of interest, it would be appropriate that such person should not be continued as national observer,” the letter from Sports Ministry’s under-secretary AK Patro reads.
“It is therefore requested that you may tender your resignation at the earliest. This has the approval of Hon’ble MOS (IC) Youth Affairs and Sports,” the letter further stated.