On the backfoot,Kalmadi says he didn’t take decisions alone

He went on to say that the Organising Committee was given a budget of Rs 1,500 crore which was “four to five per cent of the total budget” for the Games. He said the Games had made Rs 700 crore in way of revenue.

As he faced a volley of questions,Kalmadi said,“I am innocent till proven guilty. You (media) are all pronouncing me guilty.”

“I offered them full cooperation. After delivering a successful Games,the Organising Committee was ready for any investigation,” he said.

The Congress MP said he or his officials had nothing to hide from the probe agency and expressed surprise over the letter written by CBI Director A P Singh to the government seeking his removal as he was interfering in the probe.

“I have written to the CBI chief and informed that the Organising Committee has handed over all documents. In case there were some more left,the same would be provided,” Kalmadi said and also added that there was a possibility that the papers could be with other probe agencies including Income Tax,CAG or Enforcement Directorate.

Asked if he was being made a “scapegoat”,Kalmadi declined to comment. “I don’t want to answer this question. No comments,” he said.

On what the CBI took away after the searches,Kalmadi said: “I don’t know what all they have taken. They have handed me a list.”

Kalmadi came out of the gate but rushed back inside after he saw the media waiting for him.

He came out again after some time to address the media. Kalmadi said CBI teams had also visited his home in Pune and his brother’s place in Mumbai.

CBI officials also searched his business premises. “They have searched the whole place through and through,” he said.

Asked whether he was hurt,Kalmadi said,”No,I am not hurt. I have no complaints at all.”

Kalmadi,in a lighter vein,also said the CBI sleuths had brought breakfast for him. “I gave them coffee.”