Hockey | Bholanath calls for Executive Committee meeting, Tirkey says it is ‘unapproved’
Hockey India is facing internal leadership conflict as secretary general Bholanath Singh called for an executive board meeting that president Dilip Tirkey has declared unapproved. The dispute involves disagreements over meeting agendas and ongoing legal issues regarding alleged fraud and harassment within the federation.
Why it matters
The power struggle threatens the administrative stability of India's national hockey governing body during a high-profile international tournament.
While the Indian hockey teams continue their unbeaten march towards a gold medal at the Asian Games, the federation power politics keep getting worse. In the latest turn of events, Hockey India secretary general Bholanath Singh has called for an executive board meeting on Tuesday (October 6) even as president Dilip Tirkey has called it unapproved.
Bholanath, currently here for the Asian Games, issued the mail on Thursday afternoon calling for an EB to approve the agenda for the previous meeting and discuss the elections to Hockey Odisha. “Notice is hereby given that the 120th Executive Committee meeting of Hockey India will be held at 1200 hrs on October 6, 2026, at the Hockey India office in New Delhi,” the mail stated.
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