Olympics: Raja named India's acting Chef De Mission

London, Jul 26: Brig P K Muralidharan Raja was named as the acting Chef De Mission of the Indian contingent for the London Olympic Games on Thursday because of indisposition of incumbent Ajitpal Singh, a former hockey Olympiad.

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Raja, who was the Deputy Chef De Mission, was asked to function as the acting Chef De Mission since Singh could not come to London because of severe spondylitis. "Raja has been asked to act as acting Chef De Mission because of Ajitpal Singh's illness," IOA acting President Vijay Kumar Malhotra said. London Olympics will start on Friday with the opening ceremony while most of events will kick off on Saturday.

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