Hooper has pinned the blame on Indian organisers for the problems that left the Games teetering on the brink of collapse last week. But McCully said the federation had serious questions to answer, including Hooper who lived in India in the years preceding the Games to monitor the progress.
“We should be careful about simply asserting that Indian officials carry all responsibility,” said McCully. “Hooper has been based there to oversee these arrangements. I certainly think there’s going to be a sharing of responsibility.”
Meanwhile, with the Commonwealth Games just a day away, authorities are trying to hide the poor and transform the city into a “world class capital” without beggars or slums. Giant hoardings hailing the arrival of the Games have been erected to hide open sewers, stagnant water and rubbish-strewn slums.
New Delhi’s chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who has repeatedly said she wants the city looking its very best for the Games, says that the boards are to create a “festive look” rather than deliberately disguise poverty.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 2nd, 2010.
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