Did Hooper do an Anderson?

CAG's interim report in May had pointed to dubious procedures being adopted for selecting a consultant for international broadcasting rights, awarding the sponsorship deal and in the Queen's Baton Relay.
The inspection report submitted to the CWG Organising Committee in May states that the executive board approved M/S Fast Track Sales Ltd as a consultant for international broadcasting rights merely on the basis of suggestions of the CWG Organising Committee chairman (Kalmadi) and Commonwealth Games Federation president (Mike Fennel) and CEO (Mike Hooper). The selection of a consultant without due diligence and deficiencies in services resulted in a projected revenue loss of Rs 24.6 crore. The report states that in the case of awarding sponsorship and licensing services to the Singapore-based Sports Marketing and Management Private Limited (SMAM), the Organising Committee did not follow the procedure laid down. The entire deal was done on a single financial bid. The Organising Committee agreed to pay an extra commission of Rs 25.31 crore.u00a0 Four companies had shown interest while two tenders were received. But SMAM was awarded the deal on a platter. The Comptroller and Auditor General's interim report on the Organising Committee's working has brought to light that two consultants were appointed for broadcasting rights and sponsorship agreements, allegedly squandering Rs 24 crore, on the recommendation of the Commonwealth Games Federation.

Warren Anderson and two other Union Carbide executives were picked up by police as soon as their aircraft touched down in Bhopal on December 7, 1984. They were whisked away through a side gate to avoid the waiting press. In a statement on Anderson's arrest, Arjun Singh had then said that his government could not remain "a hapless spectator" to the tragedy. A spokesman of the administration later said the American's house-arrest in the plush Carbide guesthouse and his return to Delhi on an MP government aircraft was done as his presence in Bhopal could act as a provocation. "Anderson's presence might provoke strong passions against him," the spokesman had said. Later, Anderson was declared a proclaimed offender by an Indian court and there have been continuing efforts for his extradition. He currently lives in the US.