Indu Puri to head ad-hoc committee to administer TTFI

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has formally constituted a three-member ad-hoc committee to administer the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), with former national champion Indu Puri appointed as its chairperson.

The office order, issued by IOA president P. T. Usha on September 17, comes a little over a month after the Sports Ministry suspended TTFI’s recognition as the National Sports Federation on August 12. The IOA said the committee had been constituted as a “limited and time-bound interim sporting mechanism” in consultation with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

Indu Puri, 73, an eight-time National champion, will be joined by Namrata Chatterjee, a reputed sports lawyer, as the legal member and Dr. Andres Constantin, ITTF Governance Manager, as the third member. The committee’s mandate includes ensuring the day-to-day administration of the sport, athlete participation and compliance with the applicable legal, regulatory and ITTF frameworks.