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Hockey India Infighting: Tirkey Objects to Unauthorized EB Meeting Amidst Success
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News18•01-10-2026, 18:45
Hockey India Infighting: Tirkey Objects to Unauthorized EB Meeting Amidst Success
- •Hockey India's infighting continues as Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh calls the 120th Executive Committee meeting for October 6 without President Dilip Tirkey's approval.
- •Tirkey, who has filed a police complaint against some HI office bearers, strongly objects to the meeting being convened without his consultation and prior approval.
- •The agenda includes matters related to the elections of the Hockey Association of Odisha (HAO) and the status of its affiliated units, along with the police complaint filed by Tirkey.
- •Tirkey questions the priority given to the HAO election, stating that other urgent and substantive matters concerning Hockey India require immediate attention.
- •The ongoing turf war between Tirkey and Bhola Nath Singh involves administrative decisions and meeting protocols, despite Indian hockey teams' success abroad.
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Dilip Tirkey objected because the meeting was convened by Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh without his prior approval or consultation, and he stated he does not accord his approval to it in its present form.
The agenda includes matters related to the elections and executive committee of the Hockey Association of Odisha, the constitution and status of affiliated units, and a discussion regarding the police complaint filed by President Dilip Tirkey.
Dilip Tirkey lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police against several Hockey India officials, accusing them of criminal breach of trust, theft, endangerment of life, and wrongful abandonment after an official vehicle carrying his essential medicines and personal belongings was recalled.
