Fennell seeks PM's intervention to expedite CWG preparation

Sheelpa Kothari Sorti

New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Miffed with India's national
capital New Delhi's tardy preparation for the 2010
Commonwealth Games, CGF President Michael Fennel has sought
India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to put
things in order.

With barely a year to go for the October 3-14 event,
Fennell has shot a letter to the Organising Committee of Delhi
Games, saying he has asked Indian Olympic Association chief
Suresh Kalmadi to arrange next month a meeting with the Prime
Minister.

"With only a year to run until the Games, I feel I must
personally brief the Prime Minister of India on the lack of
preparations and to seek his input in developing an
appropriate recovery plan," wrote a furious Fennell.

"As you know, I have asked the Chairman of the Organising
Committee to facilitate such a meeting on my return to Delhi
in early October for our General Assembly," he said.

"I am looking forward to some urgent actions in order to
bring about the successful celebration of the Games in 2010,"
Fennell wrote.

Fennells' fear was substantiated by a CGF Coordination
Commission report which predicted partial failure of the
Games. MORE PTI SKI
DDC


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