‘Hyderabad election has no legal validity’

April 20, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:45 am IST - Vijayawada:

APOA president Galla Jayadev addressing the media in Guntur on Sunday.— Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar

APOA president Galla Jayadev addressing the media in Guntur on Sunday.— Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar

S.M. Sultan, legal advisor to the Andhra Pradesh Olympic Association, has said as the Hyderabad elections had no observer from the IOA, it had no validity to function as APOA.

On the involvement of politicians in sports, Mr. Jayadev said: “When people from all walks of life could plunge into sports, why not politicians? My involvement does not mean I will be ignoring my political and other social responsibilities.”

Mr. Jayadev also ruled out any compromise with the rival faction and refused to comment on his fellow TDP leader and Rajya Sabha member C.M. Ramesh’s utterances. Incidentally Mr. Ramesh is an active member of the rival faction.

The meeting passed a resolution to launch a website and a temporary office in Vijayawada. It will be manned by Dronacharya and Arjuna awardee A. Ramana Rao.

It also passed a resolution to conduct the Olympic Run in accordance with the directive of the International Olympic Committee on June 23 in all 13 districts and form five committees for the effective functioning of the association.

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