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'Salman head of ISRO?' Twitter laughs as ex-cricketer Chetan Chauhan named NIFT chief

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18 Jun 2016 9:10 AM GMT
The news led to a laugh riot on Twitter, with users suggesting the names of the next RBI governor, cricket coach and ISRO chairman.
The 68-year-old former MP thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for his appointment as NIFT chairperson.
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The 68-year-old former MP thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for his appointment as NIFT chairperson.

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer and two-time BJP MP Chetan Chauhan has been appointed the chairperson of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).

According to a report in the Indian Express, the 68-year-old former MP thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for his appointment as NIFT chairperson.

According to the NIFT Act 2006, the chairperson of the Board of Governors is expected to be “an eminent academician, scientist or technologist or professional, to be nominated by the Visitor” of the institute, which is the President. The term of the appointment is three years.

Chetan Chauhan though is also the vice-president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and a senior BCCI functionary.

Asked whether he would be able to dedicate time to NIFT, Chauhan replied in the affirmative. “Whenever an urgent matter is required to be addressed, I will be there. I will be going there once in week. I will have an office there, but I think I will be spending more time at DDCA. I will have to devote some time to my company too,” he was quoted as saying.

Questioned about his eligibility for the post, Chauhan gave two explanations – first that it was a Government of India appointment suggested by the textile ministry, and second that he had ‘experience in banking’ which helped him get the top job at NIFT.

Giving a breakdown of his work schedule, Chauhan said: “I will spend 60 per cent of the time in DDCA, 20 per cent at NIFT and 20 per cent in my business.”

Chauhan claimed he had met the members of the NIFT Board and ‘advised them to come up with solutions in the interest of the institution’. He did not explain what he wanted solutions for.

Talking about his fashion sense, Chauhan said, “My fashion sense is not being flamboyant but well dressed. I am not dashing fashion-oriented because I have to go with what suits my age. But I like to dress up smartly and well.”

But Chauhan’s fashion sense didn’t cut much ice with social media users, who took to Twitter to troll him.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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