New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Olympic gold medalist and legendary rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra made public his letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), in which he questioned the inconsistency between the IOA's constitution and the electoral rules governing the recently concluded Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) elections. He also pointed to a lack of response to his query from the governing body's leadership and called for stronger governance, fairness, and integrity in the country's sporting organisations and their processes.

In recent SOM elections, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha suffered a setback after losing the polls in the women's category, while Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal and former athletes An...