India not ready for Commonwealth Games

Fennell, in a letter to the local organising committee, wrote that it was "reasonable to conclude that the current situation poses a serious risk to the Commonwealth Games in 2010."
With a year to go until the October 3-14 Games in New Delhi, Fennell has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during next month's CGF assembly here to brief him on the delays.
"I feel I must personally brief the Prime Minister of India on the lack of preparations and to seek his input in developing an appropriate recovery plan," Fennell wrote, the Hindustan Times reported.
"The government of India has committed significant resources towards the operational delivery of the Games. It would be irresponsible and negligent of the CGF not to share its concerns openly with the government."
Fennell blamed a lack of co-ordination in the local organising committee, headed by Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi, for the delays in preparing for the Games.
"Our concerns are such that unless there is significant change in the management culture and operation of the organising committee these Games will fail from an operational perspective," he wrote.
"The CGF is extremely worried about the organising committee's ability to deliver the Games to any comparable standard to that of the last two editions of the Games in Manchester (2002) and Melbourne (2006).
"I'm looking forward to some urgent actions in order to bring about the successful celebration of the Games in 2010."