WHO WILL DECLARE COMMONWEALTH GAME 2010Just 19 days to go for the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games and it is still not clear who will inaugurate the mega event.
Traditionally, the final Queen's Baton Relay runner hands over the baton to the queen of England signalling the start of the Games.
However, with Queen Elizabeth II more or less certain to give the Games a miss due to heavy workload, the Indians want President Pratibha Devisingh Patil to do the honours while the Commonwealth Games Federation is keen on its president Mike Fennell opening the Games in the absence of the queen.
The Organising Committee will take a formal call on this issue soon.
The Indian logic is simple: Protocol wise, if the queen is not coming, India's head of state should inaugurate the event.
"Discussions are on and at this stage, nothing is decided," a source close to the developments told TOI on Monday.
Sources said that in the queen's absence, her representative reads out her message before the event is declared open. Prince Charles is supposed to represent the British royal family in Delhi.
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