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Commonwealth Games Treasurer Khanna quits over corruption charges | Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Treasurer
Anil Khanna tendered his resignation on Thursday over media reports that his son's company was being awarded contracts for the synthetic tennis turfs being laid
for the 2010 Games. It was reported that Rebound Ace, an Australian firm specialising
in synthetic play courts, laid down contracts for synthetic turfs, whose CEO is
Khanna's son Aditya. This has come as a big blow ahead of the Games, as Khanna
is a close aide of Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee Chairman Suresh
Kalmadi, and also the Executive Secretary General of 'All India Tennis Association'.
"All India Tennis Association (AITA) was never part of the contract process. OC
had asked ITF for recommendations and they sent three names including Rebound
Ace," said Khanna in his defence. "After that, DDA floated the tender and picked
Rebound Ace, whose quotation, I believe, was much less than the other two. The
deal is with Rebound Ace, based in Australia. So my son's company is not going
to get a single rupee," he added. |
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