“We do not recognise this suspension. The WFI is working smoothly, we are on the job. How will they (ad-hoc panel) organise Nationals if our state associations will not send the teams. We will organise our National Championship soon. We are soon calling the Executive Committee meeting. The notice of the EC meeting will be sent in a day or two and we will have the Nationals organised before they do it,” he mentioned.

“We had sent our explanation to the ministry that we have not flouted any rules. We are still awaiting a reply. We will wait for a day or two. If they do not want to engage with us, we are not also not interested then. Our federation does not recognise this suspension,” he added.

Last Wednesday, the Indian Olympic Association fashioned an ad-hoc committee to look into the issues of the federation simply days after the newly elected Wrestling Federation of India physique was suspended by the Sports Ministry.

The committee can be led by Wushu Association of India Bhupinder Singh Bajwa who’s the chairman and also will include Olympian MM Somaya and former worldwide badminton participant Manjusha Kanwar.

Last month, after suspending the elected WFI physique, the Sports Ministry had requested the IOA to represent an ad-hoc committee to handle and management affairs of the federation.

The growth had come hours after the ministry had suspended the newly elected physique, noting that the ‘newly elected body appears to be in complete control of former office bearers’.