Sports Ministry rejects Milkha's charges

NEW DELHI, AUG. 17. A day after Mr. Milkha Singh rejected the Arjuna Award, the Sports Ministry today denied his charge of interference by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the selection.

``The process of selection is transparent and it is in no way affected by any extraneous considerations.

Allegations levelled to the effect that the PMO in any way has interfered in the selection of the awards are totally baseless, false and imaginary,'' the Ministry said in a statement here.

All the awardees were chosen by the selection committee on the basis of their performance or their lifetime contribution to sports or sports promotion, it said.

- PTI

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