PM stops Gill from washing his hands of Games mess

At a meeting of the Cabinet today, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cut short Sports Minister M S Gill’s bid to “clarify” on preparations for the Commonwealth Games (CWG), a move that was viewed by colleagues as a clear snub to the Minister.

There were no raised voices at the 15-minute-long meeting but Singh’s firm no to Gill made it amply clear that he was not impressed by the Sports Minister’s apparent attempt to insulate his Ministry from the mounting criticism of the way the Games have been handled so far.