In an unprecedented move, eight state tennis associations, affiliated with AITA, have proposed to move a no confidence motion against president Anil Jain and an Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) has been called on September 28 in New Delhi for the purpose. Interestingly, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has called the EGM on the day it is scheduled to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and conduct elections, the result of which can’t be declared and are to be submitted to the Delhi High Court in a sealed envelop. Jain, who is a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, is facing the charges of “loading the association with his personal ‘entitled’ expenses by travelling with his family abroad several times.
” The state units that proposed the no-confidence motion are: Assam, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Tripura. If the no confidence motion is passed, Jain will cease to be AITA President. Never in the history of Indian tennis has the head of the federation been removed in this fashion.
Jain was elected the AITA President unopposed in September 2020, replacing Praveen Mahajan. He served as AITA Vice President before that from 2016-2020. When contacted by PTI, Jain said the state units have opened the front against him because he advised them to follow Sports Code during the upcoming elections.
“This EGM is illegal. A three-week notice is required to call any meeting. This meeting is null and void.
I will take legal action. Clause 15 o.
