{"id":2276,"date":"2012-01-28T06:24:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T06:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2012-01-28T06:24:35","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T06:24:35","slug":"remove-dow-chemical-as-sponsor-malhotra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2276","title":{"rendered":"Remove Dow Chemical as sponsor: Malhotra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi<\/strong>: Vijay Kumar Malhotra, acting President Indian Olympic Association wrote another letter to IOC president Jacques Rogge as they have got no response the IOC for the request of removing Dow Chemical as sponsor of the upcoming event.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThere is no need to carry this Toxic Legacy\u201d, Malhotra said in a statement here.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The copy of the letter has also been sent to the London Games organizing committee chief Sebastian Coe, he said that there is a growing world opinion against this sponsorship and the resignation of Ms Meredith\u00a0 Alexander\u00a0 from the Games Ethics committee-is vindication of IOA\u2019s principle stand.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my earlier letter I had said\u00a0 that Dow has bought Union Carbide, whose plant was responsible for gas tragedy that took place in Bhopal in 1984,killing and\u00a0 disabling thousands in one of worst Industrial\u00a0 disaster in recent history\u201d, Malhotra wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added \u201cI am sure that you are well aware of the growing opposition to this sponsorship world over with, NGO\u2019s, intellectuals like Noam Chomsky, Members of British Parliament and civil society openly coming out against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the resignation of Ms Meredith Alexander from the Games Ethics Committee-the Commission for Sustainable London 2012- has vindicated IOA\u2019s stand of opposing Dow\u2019s Sponsorship\u201d, Malhotra wrote.<br \/>At the end he wrote that \u201con behalf of the IOA I again urge you to take steps to remove Dow as sponsor and settle the matter as early as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Vijay Kumar Malhotra, acting President Indian Olympic Association wrote another letter to IOC president Jacques Rogge as they have got no response the IOC for the request of removing Dow Chemical as sponsor of the upcoming event. \u00a0 \u201dThere is no need to carry this Toxic Legacy\u201d, Malhotra said in a statement here. 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