Suresh Kalmadi

Suresh Kalmadi
In 2009
9th President of Indian Olympic Association
In office
1996 – 26 April 2011
Preceded bySivanthi Adithan
Succeeded byVijay Kumar Malhotra (as acting president)
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Pune
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byAnna Joshi
Succeeded byVitthal Tupe
In office
2004–2014
Preceded byPradeep Rawat
Succeeded byAnil Shirole
Minister of State for Railways
In office
1995–1996
Personal details
Born (1944-05-01) 1 May 1944 (age 80)
Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
Political partyIndian National Congress (1977–2015)
Indian Youth Congress (Socialist) (1981–1986)
SpouseMeera Kalmadi
Residence(s)Kalmadi House, Dr. Ketkar Road, Erandwane, Pune
Source: [Government of India]

Suresh Kalmadi (born 1 May 1944) is an Indian politician and senior sports administrator.[1][2] He is a former member of the Indian National Congress. He was a member of parliament from Pune until May 2014.[3] He is alleged to have been involved in corrupt practices in relation to the 2010 Commonwealth Games during his tenure as president of Indian Olympic Association and chairman of Commonwealth Games 2010. He was charged with conspiracy, forgery, misconduct and under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and later arrested for the same in April 2014, but has not yet faced trial.[4] In December 2016, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) named Suresh Kalmadi as its lifetime patron. However, he refused to accept the post until he was able to clear his name.[5]

  1. ^ PTI (1 July 2013). "Tainted Suresh Kalmadi loses AAA elections". Sports. India. The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Tainted Suresh Kalmadi loses AAA elections". rediff.com. 1 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Official website of Suresh Kalmadi". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ "CWG scam: CBI files first chargesheet against Suresh Kalmadi, 8 others". NDTV.com.
  5. ^ From Hindustan Times Correspondent (28 December 2016). "Suresh Kalmadi not to accept Indian Olympic Association post of life-president". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 October 2018. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)