Rajlaxmi, Sriram elected as RFI president and secretary general

Rajlaxmi Singh Deo and M V Sriram were on Saturday elected as the president and secretary general of the Rowing Federation of India for a five-year term.

Besides, Rajpal Singh, G Bhasker, Souvik Ghose and Sreekunara Kurup were elected as four vice-presidents, while Nababudin Ahmed was appointed the treasurer.

Krishna Kumar Singh and Chirajit Phukan were elected as the two joint secretaries.

The executive committee of RFI consists of five members -- Jasbir Singh, Venkateswara Rao, Ismail Baig, Jacob and Manjunatha.

The elections were held under the supervision of returning officer, M Aravindan.

Basketball Federation of India (BFI) president K Govindraj was the Indian Olympic Association observer appointed for the elections.

The RFI elections last December got embroiled in controversy for allowing proxy votes, forcing the sports ministry to de-recognise the federation for violating the Sports Code of 2011.

In the RFI elections held on December 6 in Hyderabad, Rajlaxmi and Sriram were ...