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EFI Row: Secretary General Claims 'Not Kept In The Loop' After Rape-Accused Sent As Coach To Jordan | Exclusive
EFI Row: Secretary General Claims 'Not Kept In The Loop' After Rape-Accused Sent As Coach To Jordan | Exclusive
Amid the international embarrassment after it emerged that the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) has sent a rape-accused as coach for a competition in Jordan, the body's Secretary General has told to have been “absolutely sidelined" by the Executive Committee (EC) and he played no role in the decision.
EFI has named Col (Retd) Tarsem Singh Warraich as coach-cum-manager of the Indian team for the International Tent Pegging Federation (ITPF) World Cup Qualifiers being held in Jordan from January 29-31.
“This is quite true that yes, this is causing embarrassment, but I've got no role to play," EFI Secretary General Col (retd) Jaiveer Singh told CNN-News18 in an exclusive conversation on Friday morning.
“I was absolutely sidelined. I'm the Secretary General, yes, but I work under the direction of the EC and I was not kept in the loop of the whole thing and the EC took a decision to do what they did," he added.
Tarsem, an executive committee member of EFI, has never competed in a national tent pegging championship and was earlier suspended by the federation in an impersonation-related case from 2022-2024.
His selection was censored by the father of a junior rider who wrote to the world governing body ITPF. Giving details, he mentioned that an FIR has been registered against Colonel Tarsem Singh Warraich in Sonepat with regards to a sexual harassment complaint filed by two women.
When quizzed why Tarsem was even allowed to accompany the team, Jaiveer claimed that despite an order that bars EC members from going with the teams, the accused has been allowed to do so.
“Like I said, I was not kept in the loop. I'm just a glorified clerk of the federation. I worked as per the statutes, worked on the directions of the EC. EC took this decision and they did what they did. In fact, Tarsem Singh Warraich retired – he's also the member of the EC and in the writ petition 8691 of 2020, there was an order passed that none of the members of the executive committee should be going with the teams. And the EC is aware of all this. So I really don't know what made them take this decision," he said.
Jaiveer also refused to comment on claims that Tarsem forced the EFI members to include his name.
“I cannot comment on this because like I've been telling you, I'm not aware. I was not in the loop or in the complete selection process," he said. “The Secretariat of EFI is responsible for the functioning but the EC has kept me on the sidelines for a very long time despite having a favourable court order. So I cannot comment on this because I'm not privy to any of the proceedings, whether it was selection of the player or the coach or the manager or the whole thing including the funding. I'm not privy to anything. So that's why I cannot comment on this, please."
Meanwhile, the Sports Ministry has sent a show-cause notice to the federation over prolonged governance and compliance failures. Jaiveer said it's the responsibility of the EC to respond.
Jaiveer said EFI needs to resolve the issues given its recent track record and especially in light of India's dream to host the Olympics in 2036.
“We need to have an in-house discussion and resolve all issues and work as a team in a transparent and progressive manner. There is no doubt EFI has been in poor light for some time now and it's high time we need to, as a federation, in the interest of the sport, we need to carry out introspection and improve our functioning with the overall good of the sport. And of course, in light of our Prime Minister's desire to hold the 2036 Olympics in India, which should happen," he concluded.
Source: News18
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