Last Updated: August 23, 2022, 22:16 IST
IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Pandey (Twitter)
Anandeshwar Pandey stated that anyone has maliciously circulated the morphed image to tarnish his picture
Brushing apart all allegations levelled towards him, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) treasurer and Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association secretary, Anandeshwar Pandey stated that anyone has maliciously circulated the morphed image to tarnish his picture.
A sequence of pictures displaying Pandey in a compromising place with girls has triggered a storm within the Indian sports activities circle and on social media.
On Tuesday, Pandey filed a grievance with the Lucknow Police cyber cell, claiming that the allegations towards him have been half of a conspiracy.
“If you go with the chain of events of IOA, you can understand who is behind this. I have made a complaint against unnamed individuals, but this is a political conspiracy and there must be a big person’s hand behind it,” Pandey instructed IANS.
“We all know who is behind this. I have been in sports administration since 1970 and no one has ever made any kind of allegations. Suddenly with some morphed pictures, people are coming out with such malicious complaints. They are trying to tarnish my image,” he added.
“If any of the athletes complain against me, I am ready for any kind of punishment. I have been in sports since the 1970s, there has never been any such incident,” he stated.
A grievance towards Pandey has been filed within the Chief Minister’s portal and a replica of the grievance letter has been despatched to the District Magistrate. After the grievance, Lucknow Regional Sports Officer Ajay Sethi sought a proof from Pandey.
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