Player rebuts charges against kabaddi coach

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The three year old tale of alleged misconduct by kabaddi coach J Udayakumar with a girl team member aboard a train which finally led to his expulsion, has taken an unexpected turn.
Sharmi Ulahannan, the international kabaddi player with whom Udayakumar was linked, has come out with an absolute rebuttal of the entire case. Sharmi has already approached Kerala State Sports Council president Padmini Thomas saying that the allegations against Udayakumar were concocted and that the inquiry commission had never taken her statement.It was in 2008 that Udayakumar was removed from the duties of dailypaid kabaddi coach on charges of alleged misconduct with Sharmi. The inquiry commission had found, on the basis of a complaint, that Udayakumar and Sharmi had been involved in immoral affairs inside the train while returning with the kabaddi team after a tournament. Udayakumar was the coach of the national team which won Asian Games gold medal twice.