The central government’s crusade against “family fiefdoms” seems to have reached the doorsteps of the elite Delhi Gymkhana Club, with the union ministry of corporate affairs alleging a violation of norms to fast-track membership claims of relatives of a “select coterie”, and concerns among members about alleged attempts to trace their family tree.
Spread over 27.03 acres of prime property in the heart of the national capital, the club, founded in 1913, is pilloried by its detractors as an “elite madhushala” and a “watering hole. It counts among its members the who’s who from the bureaucracy, judiciary, armed forces and corporate world.
