Infighting takes center stage as HI executive board plans HIL governing council
The board will weigh a joint venture model for the Hockey India League and discuss election dates, financial statements and a legal notice to the director general.
- Hockey India scheduled the 119th Executive Board Meeting for September 18 at the Hockey India Office in New Delhi to address internal disputes and the future of the Hockey India League.
- Internal tensions between President Dilip Tirkey and Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh have persisted following the controversial change of Indian teams' jersey colour before the FIH World Cup.
- Tirkey denied authorizing the September 18 meeting, despite Secretary Bhola Nath Singh claiming it followed Tirkey's advice, while Tirkey had suspended Director General Cdr R.K. Srivastava over the jersey change.
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met with Tirkey and franchise owners on Monday, tasking a five-member panel with proposing a new governance and financial model for the Hockey India League.
- Agenda items include hosting the men's and women's Asian Champions Trophy in Punjab and Bhopal, plus approving financial statements for the 2025-2026 Financial Year.
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Warring factions should solve the mess amicably, Ministry on Hockey India mess
Two factions led by HI president Dilip Tirkey and secretary general Bholanath Singh has been locked in an impasse ever since the body was criticised for changing the national teams' jersey colour from blue to saffron before the recent World Cup.
Hockey India Executive Board meet: Infighting, Governing Council for HIL on agenda - The Tribune
The controversy-mired Hockey India has called an emergent Executive Board meeting on September 18 here to resolve the differences among its top officials and restructure the struggling Hockey India League to create an independent Governing Council. HI president Dilip Tirkey and secretary Bhola Nath Singh have not been on the same page for a while […]
Hockey India Executive Board Meet: Infighting And Governing Council On Agenda
HI President Dilip Tirkey and secretary Bhola Nath Singh have not been on the same page for a while following the controversy surrounding the change of Indian teams' jersey colour from blue to saffron before the recently-concluded FIH World Cup.
After public embarrassment, Hockey India calls emergency meeting to resolve infighting
Hockey India has called a September 18 Executive Board meeting to address infighting, the jersey row and pending decisions on the Hockey India League. The session will also test whether the federation can settle internal disputes while moving ahead on elections, accounts and tournament hosting.
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