Kerala State Sports Council (KSSC) president Anju Bobby George on Saturday, through an emotional open letter addressed to Minister for Sports E.P. In conclusion, the athlete also politely reminded the Minister that she had been working as KSSC president without drawing any salary. Jayarajan, announced her intention to refund an amount of Rs.40,000 that she reimbursed for the flight tickets between Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru during the last six months. She said that it was after understanding the under-the-table deals which had occurred in these matters that the KSSC administrative board, under her, had decided to appoint an ethics commission in the council. Prefacing her letter that she was writing to him with relief, hope and despair, the lone Indian athlete to win a medal in the World Championships said she was refunding the money for the flight tickets to ensure that a situation did not arise to label her and the KSSC administrative board as corrupt.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2016 00:07 UTC