Para-sports coach Satyanarayana Shimoga on Saturday claimed that he has been wrongly denied the Dronacharya Award by the government as he has not been chargesheeted in the defamation case, pending at a Delhi court.
Satyanarayana, who has coached Rio Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu, has been dropped from the list of this year's Dronacharya awardees due to a criminal case pending against him before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Saket in Delhi.
It has been learnt that several people had raised objections when Satyanarayana's name was recommended for the Dronacharya Award.
"I have been wrongly denied an opportunity to receive the Dronacharya Award. Some people jealous of my achievements have made false allegations against my nomination for Dronacharya Award," Satyanarayana told PTI from Bangalore on phone.
"I am shocked to hear these media reports that my name has been struck down on the basis of this defamation case.
"This case relates to a private complaint by someone who wanted to exact revenge for ousting him from Paralympic Committee of India. Moreover, the case has not reached chargesheeting/chargeframing stage and only summons were served. If I am going to be denied the Dronacharya Award on this basis, I feel it is not correct," he added.
The case in question is related to a complaint filed by the former PCI chief Rajesh Tomar, who was ousted by the national para-sports body in 2015 on allegations of mismanagement and misappropriation of funds.
For many years, the PCI has been embroiled in factional fights and allegations of misgovernance and misappropriation of funds which has led
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