IOA treasurer Sahdev Yadav hit back at PT Usha, says president's claims of not felicitating Paris Olympic medallists 'blatant lie'
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IOA president PT Usha had ealrier issued a statement against the executive committee.
IOA (Indian Olympic Association) treasurer Sahdev Yadav has issued a strong statement against the organisation’s president, Dr PT Usha. Yadav has claimed that her allegations regarding the insensitivity of the EC members in failing to organize a felicitation Ceremony for the Indian medalists in Paris Olympics and her repeated efforts and proposals is nothing but blatant lies which has been cooked by the her every now and then to shed crocodile tears in front of the media.
Yadav said that there had been no discussion with EC members nor any official proposal in writing for organizing a felicitation ceremony for the Medalists of Paris Olympics 2024.
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He further accused PT Usha of ignoring her responsibilities. Yadav said, ‘Being the head of the family, instead of taking charge of responsibilities as per the IOA Constitution and working for the benefit of the Organization and the athletes, we fail to understand why the President, IOA is spreading lies across the whole country, to put down the EC members, which does have any proof nor hold any genuine ground.’
The treasurer further cleared that any proposal recommended and approved by the EC members and finance committee has been paid without any delay.
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