Governing Committee
Since 26 April 2011, after the arrest of its president Suresh Kalmadi; Vijay Kumar Malhotra was the acting president of the IOA upto 5, December, 2012. The current President and General Secretary of the IOA are Abhay Singh Chautala and Lalit Bhanot respectively. The election of Lalit Bhanot was considered controversial by some due to his alleged involvement in the Commonwealth Games Scam. The International Olympic Committee suspended India's National Olympic committee on 4 December 2012 because of government interference in its election process.
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