2010 July 31

The Chairman of the Organising committee for Commmon Wealth Games Suresh Kalmadi said today that the allegations about money laundering are baseless. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today Mr. Kalmadi said that all transactions by the Organising Committee are transparent and they have followed all the appropriate financial procedures.

Kalmadi challenged the news channels to prove any transaction that the Organising Committee transfers 25 thousand Pounds every month to AM Films for costume design. He said that the Organising Committee agreed to arrange all items suggested by the London based civic and Royal authorities during the Queen’s Baton Relay launch ceremony there on 23rd March 2009 and procured them from AM Films Limited at the cost of One lakh 46 thousand 8 hundred 86 point eight zero Pounds after due approvals. He said that all transactions by the Organising Committee are transparent and they have followed all the appropriate financial procedures.

AIR correspondent Rajat Sengupta adds that the agencies that have created the Games infrastructure are going to hand them over to the Organising Committee tomorrow:

“The organising committee will take over the games facilities tomorrow completed in all respects only. mr kalmadi asserted that the fields of play in all the stadia are of the world class and are in excellent condition. looking to the fact that these games are going to be viewed by about 3 billion people all over the globe, Mr kalmadi’s appeal to stand united to make it a big success comes at no less an appropriate time when the mega event is just over two months away.”