Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief P T Usha on Tuesday defended her decision to appoint an ad-hoc committee for boxing, saying the national federation failed to fulfil its “fundamental responsibilities” in the last one year and her action was necessary to “restore order and ensure proper governance”.

Her statement came in response to IOA vice president Gagan Narang’s letter on February 28 in which the former Olympic bronze-winner accused her of issuing “arbitrary” orders and undermining athletes’ welfare.