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The court said that the country takes pride in its players and the officials who do not know how to treat the players must be out. The appointment of the administrator and other details related to it will be given in the order of the court.
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Justice Rekha Palli, hearing a plea by Commonwealth Games gold medalist and Khel Ratna awardee Manika Batra, said the report of the three-member committee set up to probe the allegations of match-fixing made by the player shows that The TTFI ‘protects the interests of its officials’ and ‘instead of promoting the players, the TTFI wants to run them on their own terms’.
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the appointment of an administrator to run the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). Justice Rekha Palli, while hearing the petition of Commonwealth Games gold medalist and Khel Ratna awardee Manika Batra, said that the report of the three-member committee constituted in the matter shows that TTFI is in the interests of its officials instead of promoting the players. cares more.
The court said that the country takes pride in its players and the officials who do not know how to treat the players must be out. The appointment of the administrator and other details related to it will be given in the order of the court.
Allegations of fixing on the coach: Manika Batra, who was out of selection in the Asian Table Tennis Championship, had gone to court last year in the matter. He had alleged that national coach Soumyadeep Rai had pressured him to lose an Olympic qualifier match against one of his trainees.
Based on the findings of the report, the court had held that the TTFI is prima facie guilty and there is a conflict of interest in the appointment of the national coach. It is necessary to have an investigation. Your coach is running a private academy and is asking the player to lose the match. This is what is happening.
On behalf of the Center, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma said that the government has no objection if there is a need to constitute an independent committee for further investigation. The court said that as of now it is only appointing an administrator to run the TTFI.
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new Delhi. Manika Batra said, ‘I have full faith in the Indian judicial process. I have dedicated my life in sports to bring glory to the country. I am grateful to the Government of India and every citizen of my country for supporting me. I was forced to go to court. I was being pressured. I was being treated unfairly which was adding to the mental pressure. It also affected my game in Tokyo Olympics.