<p>The e-mail, sent by an IHC protocol official Raju Sebastian, recommended various service providers for the London launch of the Queen’s Baton Relay.<br /><br />It was made public by CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi to justify payments to a little-known UK-firm — AM Films — for its “services” during the event, which was also attended by President Pratibha Patil and British Queen Elizabeth II.<br /><br />The twist came when the High Commission denied recommending A M Films and it got more mysterious when the Ministry of External Affairs declared that the mail could have been “doctored”.<br /><br />The Ministry said the last line of the mail, recommending A M Films’ name, could have been added to the original communication from the IHC.<br /><br />The mail was originally sent to OC Director Raj Singh and later forwarded to suspended Deputy Director General Sanjay Mohindroo, who in turn sent it to sacked Joint Director General T S Darbari.<br /><br />Darbari, claiming innocence in the entire episode, maintains he has nothing to with the mail as he neither received it first-hand nor sent it to anybody else.<br /><br />In his explanation to a three-member panel investigating the matter, Darbari said he asked Singh to confirm authenticity of mail but got a non-committal response.</p>
<p>The e-mail, sent by an IHC protocol official Raju Sebastian, recommended various service providers for the London launch of the Queen’s Baton Relay.<br /><br />It was made public by CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi to justify payments to a little-known UK-firm — AM Films — for its “services” during the event, which was also attended by President Pratibha Patil and British Queen Elizabeth II.<br /><br />The twist came when the High Commission denied recommending A M Films and it got more mysterious when the Ministry of External Affairs declared that the mail could have been “doctored”.<br /><br />The Ministry said the last line of the mail, recommending A M Films’ name, could have been added to the original communication from the IHC.<br /><br />The mail was originally sent to OC Director Raj Singh and later forwarded to suspended Deputy Director General Sanjay Mohindroo, who in turn sent it to sacked Joint Director General T S Darbari.<br /><br />Darbari, claiming innocence in the entire episode, maintains he has nothing to with the mail as he neither received it first-hand nor sent it to anybody else.<br /><br />In his explanation to a three-member panel investigating the matter, Darbari said he asked Singh to confirm authenticity of mail but got a non-committal response.</p>