Hyderabad, June 10: Projected as an outsider by the ruling camp, cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin today fired a salvo at Badminton Association of India President VK Verma, saying the BAI chief is not eligible for re-election and should gracefully walk away having played a “long innings”.
Azhar referred to the Sports Ministry guidelines which fix the terms of a National Sports Federation president to 12 years and said it’s time to go for Verma, having been at BAI’s helm for as many years.
“Verma has not challenged the validity of the Government guidelines in any court of law and, as such, is bound by the same and ineligible for a re-election,” Azhar told PTI from Hyderabad.
“The government guidelines are binding on all. Even an Indian Olympic Association resolution (rejecting the guidelines) cannot nullify it. It is binding on every federation.
–PTI