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'''Suresh Kalmadi''' (born 1 May 1944) is an Indian politician who spent 10 months in jail from April 2011 to January 2012 on corruption charges related to his time in charge of Delhi 2010. He was accused of awarding a contract to install the timing, scoring and results system for the event to Swiss Timing at vastly inflated rates. The official, also President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) from 1996 to 2012, was charged with conspiracy, forgery and misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act but has so far never faced trial.<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/Tainted-Suresh-Kalmadi-loses-AAA-elections/articleshow/20856069.cms | title=Tainted Suresh Kalmadi loses AAA elections | work=Sports | date=1 July 2013 | agency=The Times of India | access-date=26 February 2015 | author=PTI | location=India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/tainted-suresh-kalmadi-loses-aaa-elections/20130701.htm|title=Tainted Suresh Kalmadi loses AAA elections|date=1 July 2013|work=rediff.com}}</ref> He was formerly a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was a member of parliament from [[Pune]] till May 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sureshkalmadi.info |title=Official website of Suresh Kalmadi |access-date=2014-02-11}}</ref> He is alleged to have been involved in corrupt practices in relation to the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] during his tenure as president of [[Indian Olympic Association]] and chairman of Common Wealth Games 2010. He was charged with conspiracy, forgery, misconduct and under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and later arrested for the same in April 2014, but as has yet not faced trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cwg-scam-cbi-files-first-chargesheet-against-suresh-kalmadi-8-others-107198|title=CWG scam: CBI files first chargesheet against Suresh Kalmadi, 8 others|work=NDTV.com}}</ref> In December 2016, the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) named Suresh Kalmadi as its lifetime patron. However, he refused to accept the post until he was able to clear his name.<ref>{{cite news |last1=From Hindustan Times Correspondent |title=Suresh Kalmadi not to accept Indian Olympic Association post of life-president |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/suresh-kalmadi-not-to-accept-indian-olympic-association-post-of-life-president-report/story-I3al4LSndXOOBRiyYplvPO.html |access-date=15 October 2018 |date=28 December 2016 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

Kalmadi was born to Mangalore based Dr. K. Shamrao Kalmadi and Shanta Rao Kalmadi.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}} He speaks Konkani,Marathi,English ,Hindi and Tulu language. He was educated at [[St. Vincent's High School]] and [[Fergusson College]], Pune. Kalmadi joined the [[National Defence Academy]] in 1960 and was commissioned as a pilot in the [[Indian Air Force]], serving between 1964 and 1972. He then became an instructor with the Air Force Training Team of the NDA from 1972 to 1974 before retiring from the IAF as a squadron leader.<ref name="Kothari 2011">{{cite web | last=Kothari | first=Vishwas | title=Suresh Kalmadi: An ex-pilot who flew high in networking, politics | website=The Times of India | date=26 April 2011 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Suresh-Kalmadi-An-ex-pilot-who-flew-high-in-networking-politics/articleshow/8086250.cms | access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>