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New Delhi: Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell has rubbished CWG Organising Committee Secretary-General Lalit Bhanot's view that the other nations' standard of hygiene is different from that of India, saying his opinion was “unacceptable.” “That was unacceptable. Hygiene has no nationality. It's same all over the world,” Mr. Fennell said. He had recently written to Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar, saying that the Athletes' Village has “shocked” many Commonwealth officials due to its unhygienic conditions. But, Mr. Bhanot said that India should not be ashamed as “it was just a matter of difference in perception of cleanliness.” “It is not such a big issue. This will not affect the Games,” Mr. Bhanot said. Mr. Fennell also feels that India talked big regarding the preparations of the quadrennial mega event without fully knowing how long it would take to build the infrastructure. “India made ambitious promises without knowing how long it will take. That's why people are disappointed. It has been a difficult journey. India is a successful country, but in terms of hosting international events it ought to be a learning experience,” Mr. Fennell told Karan Thapar at the Devil's Advocate programme on CNN-IBN. “There were a lot of weaknesses, but no shortage of commitment. They desire to do the best, but did not understand the complexity of the requirements. They were little reluctant to accept outside views.” The CGF boss attributed the delay in the Games' preparation to India's lack of experience in holding an event of such a magnitude. “Wherever you go culture is different. It was different in Kuala Lumpur [1998], Manchester [2002] and then in Melbourne [2006]. India is different. But there is lack of experience,” he said. “No question that [Suresh] Kalmadi is a charismatic leader and he ran a successful bid to win the Games. But thereafter, it required a different approach.” — PTI
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