'Anju was a cover for illegal appointments in Sports Council'

A day after Olympian Anju Bobby George shot a letter to the Kerala Sports Minister demanding probe into the alleged corruption in the Sports Council, a few members of Kerala Sports Council have come up saying that the renowned athlete was made a cover for illegal appointments to the council. 
 

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Council member Dr Ramabhadran told 'Asianet News' that a majority of its members had objected to the appointment of Anju to the council. She replaced Padmini Thomas, just months before its tenure was about to end. Almost 75% of the members of the council was against the decision, he said. 


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Padmini Thomas went against the interests of the United Democratic Front (UDF) government. Hence, the council secretary Binu George Varghese proposed the name of the Olympian to the post just six months back. Sports Council needed a full-timer as president. Anju, who was staying at Bengaluru, will not be able to fulfill the duties, the members thought, Ramachandran said. 
 

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TP Dasan, CPM leader and former Sports Council president, had also come up against Anju. He refuted the charges in her open letter that Rs.2 crores of Sports Lottery had gone without a trace. Countering the allegation, Dasan said that the lottery was a success and all the money gained through the initiative was remitted to the government. 

• Anju Bobby George
• Kerala Sports Council
• Sports council controversy
• Kerala Sports Minister