The infighting within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has reached the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with vice president Sudhanshu Mittal writing to the Olympic world governing body, alleging that the appointment of IOA president Narinder Batra as president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) was illegal.

Mittal also alleged in the letter that Batra had given 'false declarations to the IOA' while running for the post of president of India's National Olympic Committee.