Suresh Kalmadi

NDA, IAF pilot & beyond: Suresh was an organiser by instinct, recalls coursemate

January 06, 2026 10:47 pm

Kalmadi flew the Fairchild Packet aircraft, was in active service during 1965 & 1971 wars.

Suresh Kalmadi’s legacy: How a pioneer of Indian sport became synonymous with the 2010 Commonwealth Games scandal

January 06, 2026 9:42 pm

Suresh Kalmadi, who died in Pune on Tuesday aged 81, was among the most ambitious figures in Indian sports administration, and one of its most controversial and divisive.

Suresh Kalmadi was ‘instrumental in Pune’s journey’: Leaders across parties remember visionary who ‘emerged from struggle’

January 06, 2026 4:56 pm

The seven-term MP never compromised with democratic values despite facing opposition in politics and always believed in serving the public in his entire political career, instead of considering it the only way to gain power, he said.

Suresh Kalmadi’s political legacy: Congress powerbroker, sports czar, undone by CWG scandal

January 07, 2026 3:17 am

The former Union Minister and 3-time Pune MP’s initial rise in the Congress was due to his rapport with Sharad Pawar. Subsequently, he drew his clout from his proximity to the Gandhis, but was frozen out after his arrest in 2011.

Former MP Suresh Kalmadi, who played key role in Pune's development, passes away

January 06, 2026 12:48 pm

Congress Pune spokesperson Ramesh Iyer said Suresh Kalmadi implemented several development projects, and took the initiative to organise the National Games in 1992 in the city.

CWG taint fading, but is a comeback too wishful for Suresh Kalmadi, the face of Pune, friend of Pawar to Gandhis?

May 01, 2025 6:31 pm

A Delhi court has accepted ED’s closure report on money laundering allegations against Kalmadi. There have been calls to bring back the leader who once dominated Pune politics and the local Congress for close to three decades.

Court accepts ED closure report in PMLA case against Kalmadi, others

April 29, 2025 5:34 am

This brings to end the money laundering angle in the alleged scam, which triggered a massive political uproar during the Congress-led UPA government

Gadkari, Fadnavis heap praise on Kalmadi for conserving art & culture

September 03, 2022 12:27 am

The 34th edition of the Pune Festival, an initiative of Kalmadi, saw BJP leaders turning up in large numbers with Gadkari and Fadnavis inaugurating it.

Pune Festival: Nitin Gadkari, Devendra Fadnavis to share dais with Suresh Kalmadi today

September 02, 2022 3:06 pm

Local BJP leaders had been keeping their distance from the Pune Festival because of its association with Suresh Kalmadi, who faced allegations of financial misappropriation during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Suresh Kalmadi admitted to Pune's Ruby Hall clinic

January 07, 2019 3:27 am

Initially doctors suspected that he had suffered a stroke but further investigations showed he had a shoulder injury, Bomi Bhote, CEO of Ruby Hall Clinic, said. Bhote said he has been shifted to a private room and would be discharged soon.

After Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Singh Chautala Offers To Let Go Of IOA Life President’s Role

June 22, 2020 7:15 pm

After Criticism, Suresh Kalmadi Declines Indian Olympic Association Life Presidency

June 22, 2020 7:16 pm