‘Tech matters not my job’

Suresh Kalmadi on Wednesday sought to defend himself in the Commonwealth Games scam before a city court, saying his job as chairman of the organising committee was to look after “sports affairs” and not “technical” matters.

Suresh Kalmadi on Wednesday sought to defend himself in the Commonwealth Games scam before a city court, saying his job as chairman of the organising committee was to look after “sports affairs” and not “technical” matters.

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Advancing the arguments on charges before special CBI judge Talwant Singh, senior counsel HH Ponda argued on Kalmadi’s behalf that for procurement of equipment, a committee was constituted and no illegality was committed in the award of contracts.