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This is amazing nonsense from the Indian Government!\u00a0 The Government now says that it doesn\u2019t have money to send the team to Malaysia for the Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament.\u00a0 It is a 5 time champion at the tournament.\u00a0 The budget for Hockey by the Government is Rs 10 crores 50 lakhs, and the cost of the trip would have been Rs 30 lakhs.\u00a0 So, where did the money go??<\/p>\n

Imagine the ignominy, when even Pakistan makes it to the tournament and we \u2013 the growing economic power, the next Super Power \u2013 say well, we didn\u2019t have money for the air fare to \u2026. .MALAYSIA!!??<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> Apparently, the Indian Govt. has now approved the journey<\/a>, after the team had been withdrawn from the tournament.<\/p>\n

The sports ministry on Tuesday overruled the Sports Authority of India\u2019s decision not to clear Indian men hockey team\u2019s trip to the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with a stern warning to Hockey India (HI) not to overshoot its budget in future.The sports ministry\u2019s decision came minutes after the tournament to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from March 9 to 17.Sports secretary Pradip Kumar Deb said that the ministry has cleared the trip after the case was forwarded by SAI, which had refused to sanction the trip citing budget issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an annual budget of Rs. 5.94 crores for Hockey India, but they crossed it and we have already spent Rs. 11.27 crores. So SAI didn\u2019t clear the case and forwarded it to us. I have cleared the trip since Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is a top tournament and the team will get good exposure,\u201d said Deb.\u201dBut we have warned HI that in future they should not cross the budget,\u201d he added.\u00a0 HI said SAI has made it clear that the men\u2019s team will play the tournament at no cost to government.\u201dHockey India has been forced to withdraw its participation from the tournament. Government has always covered the airfare of the team for this tournament till date,\u201d HI said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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