The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 27 December 2016 appointed Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as its life presidents.
●    The IOA unanimously appointed the Kalmadi and Chautala to the post during its Annual General Meeting in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
●    A life president of IOA is an honorary post with no voting rights or involvement in day-to-day functioning of the body. 
●    In its 89-year old history, IOA has had 12 presidents, including the current incumbent N Ramachandran.
●    The Indian Olympic Association is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets.
●    IOA acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association and is also responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games.
●    In 1928, Maharaja Bhupindra Singh took over as the president of IOA.

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