Raja under attack, rivals with RTI reply want his nomination be rejected

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Dec 25 : A day prior to the scrutiny of the nominations filed by persons wishing to contest in the All India Chess Federation (AICF) polls, objections have been raised against former President P.R. Venketrama Raja’s nomination for the post of President.
The objection has been raised by his rival and the President of UP Chess Sports Association, Sanjay Kapoor, through his authorised representative Sanjay Chadha.
Kapoor has filed his nomination for the AICF President’s post.
The AICF is split into two factions – one headed by Raja and the other by its Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan.
“Raja (representative of Tamil Nadu State Chess Association or TNSCA) is not eligible to vote and contest in the elections of AICF as he is disqualified under Clause 3.2 of the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011,” Chadha told IANS.
He said a representation to the Madras High Court appointed Election Officer K. Kannan, a retired Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, has been sent on Kapoor’s behalf.