Having taken the All-India Tennis Association (AITA), the governing physique for tennis within the nation, to the courtroom for violating the National Sports Code, former India participant Somdev Devvarman stated the system ought to allow goals of younger gamers, not crush them. Somdev Devvarman and fellow Davis Cupper Purav Raja have filed a PIL in opposition to the AITA within the Delhi High Court, accusing the federation of violating guidelines and interesting in corrupt practices.
Proclaiming that “accountability and transparency are essential for Indian tennis to rise from the unprecedented low it has currently fallen to”, Devvarman stated he and different like-minded gamers that to take motion as a result of the system has fallen into disarray.
“The conduct of the federation is in direct conflict with the law of the land. It does not follow the Sports Code, it flouts the judgments of courts and its administrators choose to ignore the most basic guidelines for sports governance while fighting over the spoils that the players have achieved,” stated Devvarman in an announcement launched via his social medal handles.
The 39-year-old Devvarman, who bagged gold medals in males’s singles and doubles within the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, stated the nation is producing gamers who succeeded regardless of the “broken system” within the nation.
“We succeeded as professionals despite a broken system. A system that was corrupt, insensitive and incompetent. But does every little boy and girl out there who picks up a racquet and dares to dream have to fight the same fight? The system should enable dreams, not crush them. We owe it to the sport that has given us all that we have to make a difference. We owe it to the future, we owe it to India,” stated Somdev in his assertion.
While thanking the authorized group that features advocates Rahul Mehra, Arundhati Iyer and Jhanvi Dubey, Devvarman expressed his gratitude to all those that have come out in his help.
“Our most sincere gratitude to the Indian tennis community of players, coaches, parents, juniors, and well-wishers who have reached out to us with relentless support and optimism,” stated Devvarman, ending his assertion hoping for “better days ahead for Indian tennis”.
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