The days of factions, infighting and alleged administrative malpractices seem to be returning in Indian hockey.
While Hockey India grapples with the resignation of women’s chief coach Janneke Schopman and its long-serving CEO Elena Norman within days of each other, questions have now been raised on alleged financial irregularities and election process, specially involving secretary general Bhola Nath Singh, treasurer Sekar Manoharan and executive director Cdr. RK Srivastava.
Former Delhi Hockey secretary Mahesh Dayal, in a series of communiques to both the sports ministry and Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey, has also questioned the validity of the current dispensation and the election process in 2022, claiming violation of the National Sports Code and seeking parity with other federations that have been declared guilty of the same.
