00:00We have with us a sprint queen legend and now P.T. Usha Madam, President of the Indian Olympic Association.
00:07Thanks for talking with One India, this is S. Kannan.
00:10Ma'am, something about the massive confusion at the IOA meeting yesterday,
00:16where the ratification was supposed to be done for the CEO.
00:21Actually, whenever the new constitution says that within two months we have to appoint CEO,
00:27the norms are very high, like 10 years experience with a 25 crore turnover company should work.
00:36But earlier, within two months we advertised it, we couldn't get much people.
00:43We could get only three and these people are not, CC members are not allowed to take because only three members will get.
00:53And then whenever the CEO comes, they always don't allow me to do advertisement or anything,
01:02they want to change the constitution.
01:05But they tried without asking IOC, they announced the AGM,
01:10but when IOC came to know about AGM, about changing constitution,
01:14they said you cannot do without IOC permission.
01:18So they wrote to IOC for change of constitution about CEO norms,
01:26but they have not agreed about 10 years, 10 years experience it should be,
01:31but 25 crore things you can take out, but it should be done within one month.
01:37If one month if you cannot do, then you have to do the same whatever earlier.
01:43That type of letter they had sent IOC, but still again and again six months has gone,
01:48like the months are going just like that.
01:51So when IOC session, the Prime Minister announced this Olympic bid, 2036 Olympic bid.
02:02So Thomas Burke asked us why you are not appointing CEO,
02:07I think it went to PM office also, I think so,
02:11because we had a message from PM office that came that why you are not appointing CEO,
02:16again question had come.
02:17So after questioning everybody got up and they said we have to take CEO, CEO Bolke,
02:23then we have advertised it.
02:25After advertisement, 11 applications total had come, but 7 norms filled one.
02:30And this is actually there is a nomination committee for it,
02:34not me, I am not doing alone, I am not the one doing alone.
02:37I am IOA President and IOC member Mrs. Ambani,
02:41and Authority Commission member Mary Go, it's the nomination committee.
02:47We could get, we have, we shortly stand and 7, then we made it 5,
02:51and then we made it 3 with very, it's all recorded and very transparently weighted,
02:58and 2 we selected and got interviewed.
03:00And in that the require was the best one after interview.
03:05Then this one, then after that selecting this application, scrutinized and interviewed everything,
03:14we had kept it in the, I had kept it in the EC.
03:16EC, when it come to EC, again when it come to EC,
03:20every time when CEO things come, they don't allow us to do this.
03:25Every time they wanted acting CEO to be CEO.
03:27Once letter also had come from IOC that you cannot join secretary,
03:32cannot be acting CEO no more.
03:35They have written to us also.
03:37And then when it come to the EC session, this interviewed one,
03:43and they were, even that time also they were shouting,
03:46but I asked them whether you like Raghu Iyer or not.
03:50Each and everybody, that is the only video recorded one, only video,
03:54because they normally when I come to EC meeting,
03:57they don't allow me to video recording also.
03:59They don't allow to sit, to note somebody from outside also.
04:04Only EC members, they only note and whatever, after EC meeting,
04:10whatever they want to do change, they do change and they make it minutes.
04:14It's like that, but it's not good and cannot be done.
04:17And then what I did, I asked each and everybody individually,
04:22whether you like Raghu Iyer.
04:24They said that yeah, we like Raghu Iyer.
04:27I think only two said no, not no.
04:31They said that all EC members are not there.
04:36All EC members are not needed also.
04:39So...
04:40You have written to IOC on the subject?
04:42No, no, then what happened?
04:44They said okay, they are okay, only salary package.
04:47Then I said, what is the lower rate and what is the higher rate?
04:50And even Sharath Kamal also.
04:52Sharath Kamal has already in the nomination committee.
04:56So Sharath Kamal also asked me what is.
04:58But still these people didn't say anything about lower rate or higher rate.
05:02Then I went and because I am also EC, I went and negotiated
05:06and the appointment order has given to him and sent it to IOC and OCR.
05:10They were accepted also.
05:12So they were very happy and they started talking to us
05:15and even before CEO, we were not getting any IOC fund to IOA.
05:2415 crores rupees.
05:26That also they released and even they were started talking to us
05:31like host Olympic bid about dialogues.
05:37Two times we had.
05:38And even now also they were asking us to do
05:41because when you want to bid Olympics,
05:43it should be fully on professional way we have to approach.
05:47So for that CEO only have to do all those things.
05:50So these people, EC members even for them,
05:53they returned to us that they wanted CEO.
05:57Our office, the director that George or Mrinalini should become a CEO.
06:03How come it is possible to be this?
06:05This is India's apex body.
06:07They wanted the IOCs trying their best.
06:10So even I am sure that when this type of good CEO comes
06:14and we can be able to do so many things there.
06:17We have to do.
06:18So that is what happened.
06:20And even yesterday also the same thing.
06:23I couldn't.
06:24I tried my best.
06:25But I called the EC meeting only for ratification of salary.
06:31Why?
06:32Because last week OCR session,
06:35our IOC director Jerome also was there.
06:39He called the meeting.
06:40But it's not officially won.
06:42But when he was talking everything
06:44and they were mentioning about only salary.
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