Suresh Kalmadi, the tainted Chairman of Indian Olympic Association and a Congress MP who has ben accused of Malpractices  and Corruption during Commonwealth Games 2010 has been permitted to attend conferences at London Olympic Games 2012 starting July 27.  A Special CBI Court granted him the permission to attend the London Olympics.
Yesterday, Kalmadi had moved to the court seeking permission to attend the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council conference in London on the sidelines of the Olympic Games.
“Applicant (Kalmadi), in his capacity, as a member of the IAAF Council and as president of Asian Athletics Association (AAA), is required to attend certain meetings, conferences and matters of the IAAF during the London 2012 Olympics from July 26 to August 13,” Kalmadi said in his application.
He also placed on record the invitation from IAAF Council and the general programme schedule of the Olympics and details of travel ticket sent to him by the association’s General Secretary Essar Gabriel.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge Talwant Singh allowed Kalmadi to visit London from July 26 to Aug 13 when the Olympics will be held.