CWG

Dear Mr. Vohra ji,

 

There are, according to me having been associated with the organization of 'mega events' like Asiad-82; World Railway Games, World Badminton, World Table Tennis, Asian Athletics etc. held in India, most of them in Delhi, a few unanswered questions. They are -

 

1. How did you allow the media to enter the Village without proper permission when they are not ready? Who is the responsible official who took them around? Pin him down. Was he bribed a few chips to take snaps of these minor/isolated places!

 

2. How our own media tarnished the image of our own country - like CNN-IBN; Times Now, Headlines Today, NDTV etc. in their dispatches little realising the implications and impact? Are they not patriotic and anti-nationals. Freedom of media does not mean unfettere freedom. What the I&B Ministry did to gag them up?  Why they did not show the magnicient work done in stadia, training grounds etc. which were all prepared to this august event? It is a pity that none of the media projected the 'positive things' done at huge cost! Should they not be punished?

 

3. What the officials at the helm of affairs organizing the CWG were doing without looking into the records relating to the organization of Asiad-82 under the Chairpersonship Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi ably assisted by S. Buta Singh and Shri Arun Singh, ex- Works & Housing and Defence Ministers at the Centre! It is unfortunate that none of the Asiad-82 officials have even remotely associated with Asiad82 find a berth in the Organization of the CWG. I could speak with authority that I was perhaps the first one to apply to the Organizing Committee with my bio-data to extend my service as a full time official in any capacity/area of work, having acquired rich experience right from scratch when the basic work of the Asiad-82 was started. You will be shocking to know till date I have not received a call! I have also volunteered to assist the CWG organizing committee and undergone training for the purpose at the Amity University and got the ID card and uniform etc. due to my passion for organization of the Games, but here too, I have not received a call so far, when hardly a week left. I have reminded them too. Added I have worked with Shri Kalmadi when he was the Hon'ble Railway Minister, as his only railway knowledgeable OSD but still I had not been called.  In 18 months we did erect the stadia, made all requisite arrangements for stay, food, transport, conduct of the Games etc. at the then 'world class level' earning the kudos of all nations in the Asian continent besides the IOC who conferred the "Order of Gold", the highest honour of the IOC on our then Hon'ble P.M.,Smt. Indira Gandhi for the magicient success of the Asian Games-82! Of course, I got the President of India's award "Asiad Jyoti" for the same.

Of course, when so many top notches are not coming we will fetch 'record number of medals' of which we could take pride in a way, but at what cost - Rs.70,000 crores with which we could run sports promotion in the entire country right from village to State Hqs. levels for the next 15-20 years and prove ourselves better than China in shaping 'world beaters' over this period of time.

 

Of course, we are all short of memory and we will all forget what had happened and not happened for conducting the CWG and come back to square one with the same sort of officials at the helm of affairs to run sports in our country. It is high time that all such officials in the IOA and NSF should resign en masse having brought a 'bad name' to our prestigious country!

 

I am sorry that whenver anybody talks ill about our country my blood boils and heart beat increases due to these tardy and despicable affairs created by these so called 'sports administrators'

 

With best regards,

 

TK Balu

Asiad Jyoti Award winner

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