| An angry hockey great and former Parliamentarian Aslam Sher Khan on Friday criticised Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar for refusing to take action against IHF Chief KPS Gill and said MPs would seek the Prime Minister’s intervention to revive hockey in the country. Aslam, who was a member of the 1975 World Cup winning team, has launched a campaign to remove Indian Hockey Federation President Gill and save the game by obtaining signatures of over 100 Member of Parliaments on a memorandum addressed to PM Manmohan Singh. “Government should look after proper utilisation of the facilities they provide like infrastructure, coaches and funds to the Federation. The Government also gives permission to teams for their foreign visits. Aiyar can’t bail himself out of the situation,”
The MPs are agitated because of the country’s failure to qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games and as a result Indian team would not be a part of the sporting extravaganza for the first time in 80 years. “The MPs are very angry and want me to do something in order to save hockey and remove Gill. All senior and new MPs have come together and I have collected signatures of around 100 members and the memorandum will be signed on Monday or Tuesday. The number of supporting MPs could go up to 200,” Aslam said.
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