{"id":2968,"date":"2012-03-05T10:03:52","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T10:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2012-03-05T10:03:52","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T10:03:52","slug":"govt-should-stop-double-speak-on-dow-chemical-ioa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2968","title":{"rendered":"Govt. should stop double speak on Dow Chemical: IOA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Govt.New Delhi: <\/strong>Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday came down heavily on the Government for adopting double standards on the issue of Dow Chemical\u2019s sponsorship of the London Olympic Games and demanded that it clearly and categorically spell out state its stand on the issue to end the prevailing uncertainty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government\u2019s double speak has created more problems and weakened our case further. While it wants that organizers should drop Dow chemical\u2019s as sponsor of the Games, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) which is under the Agriculture Ministry, held a seminar last month which was sponsored by Dow.\u201d IOA Acting President Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra said in a statement.<\/p>\n

IOA has received several queries from abroad on this issue and they also want to know that \u201cwhat action Indian Government has taken against Dow Chemical\u2019s which has a large scale operation in India\u201d.
This is a very sensitive issue and the Government has to take a call on it, he said adding \u201cWe have written four letters to the Sports Ministry on this issue but have yet not received any reply from them\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are selective leaks from the government sources in the media that Sports Ministry is planning boycotting the opening and closing ceremonies or it may not send its official delegations to the Games as a protest, but IOA has not been told anything in writing\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith only five months left for the Games, this suspense is not good because it is effecting the preparations of the contingent for the Game\u201d Prof Malhotra said.<\/p>\n

He said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had written a letter to the IOA, giving their point of view on this issue. The letter was forwarded to the sports ministry. \u201dWe have come to know through media that Sports Ministry has written to the IOC in reply to that letter\u201c.<\/p>\n

Prof Malhotra said that it is ironical that on such an important National issue, rather than putting up a united stand, Government is playing politics which is not going to serve any purpose rather it will damage our cause and stand.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am surprised at Sports Ministry\u2019s attitude. While IOA want to cooperate with it on this issue they are playing politics. Why they have not replied to our letters is also open to interpretation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe selective leaks in the media by the Sports Ministry are creating more problems. The IOC charter is very clear and strict on such issue. The talk of selective boycott will have very serious repercussions and will ultimately boomerang\u201c.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Govt.New Delhi: <\/strong>Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday came down heavily on the Government for adopting double standards on the issue of Dow Chemical\u2019s sponsorship of the London Olympic Games and demanded that it clearly and categorically spell out state its stand on the issue to end the prevailing uncertainty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government\u2019s double speak has created more problems and weakened our case further. While it wants that organizers should drop Dow chemical\u2019s as sponsor of the Games, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) which is under the Agriculture Ministry, held a seminar last month which was sponsored by Dow.\u201d IOA Acting President Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[1539,449,450,1540,576],"class_list":["post-2968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-latest","tag-dow-chemical","tag-indian-olympic-association","tag-ioa","tag-london-olympic-games","tag-vijay-kumar-malhotra"],"yoast_head":"\nGovt. should stop double speak on Dow Chemical: IOA - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2968\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt. should stop double speak on Dow Chemical: IOA - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Monday came down heavily on the Government for adopting double standards on the issue of Dow Chemical\u2019s sponsorship of the London Olympic Games and demanded that it clearly and categorically spell out state its stand on the issue to end the prevailing uncertainty. \u201cThe Government\u2019s double speak has created more problems and weakened our case further. 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