CV Sudarsan Unethical Nexus with Agrani Kennels

The reputation of Kennel Club of India is dwindling by leaps and bounds; it becomes a responsibility of all the members of the KCI and more so that of the Managing Committee of KCI to ensure that the KCI acts as a fair body without any favoritism of any kind.

It would be easy for any lay man to understand that the cause of all this disrepute is only Mr.. C.V. Sudarsan (‘CVS’). People are unable to fathom why the KCI Committee consisting of upright and righteous people have become mute spectators to all this. Is he blackmailing / arm twisting them and doing away with things as he likes.

One glaring example to show that CVS can do what he wants is the issue where a case has been filed against the KCI and members of the Agrani Kennels alleging that certain export pedigrees and championship titles submitted by them are false and fabricated.

The English Springer Spaniel “Wallylama’s Grand Slam” campaigned in the last show season by Mr. Nagraj Shetty (Agrani Kennels) was brought to India from the owner in Uruguay Ms. Clemencia Savadera on a pretext that it will be jointly campaigned in all the owners’ names in India. Based on this promise Mr. Nagraj Shetty was made a co owner of the dog in Uruguay. But no Export Pedigree was ever issued in his name. Mr. Nagraj Shetty submitted a fake Export pedigree in his name to the KCI, obtained the Provisional No and showed the Dog in India. Ms. Clemencia Savedra the owner and breeder of the Spinger Spaniel in Uruguay has informed the same to the KCI Committee, also the Kennel Club of Uruguay has written a confirmation letter to the KCI Committee that it has never issued any Export Pedigree for the said dog in name of Nagraj Shetty, these letters are attached as Appendix 1 and 2 respectively. The KCI regulation that submission Original Export Pedigree is mandatory for allotment of Provisional Number is attached as Appendix 3.

Another very important aspect to note here is that the Springer Spaniel landed in India only on 17th November 2007 and was exhibited in the HyCan show in Hyderabad on 18th November 2007. Did KCI grant the Provisional Number overnight or did it allot the same even before the Dog landed in India. The Hyderabad Canine Club does not take entries one day before the show. Hence it is established beyond reasonable doubt that CVS and Mrs. Sudarsan illegally allotted the Provisional Number violating all the rules and regulations laid down by the KCI.

Mr. Nagraj Shetty also advertised three of his dogs a Welsh Corgi, an Afghan Hound and a Giant Schnauzer in the IKG with many Championship Titles including that of Chile. The Chilean Kennel Club on getting to know of these advertisements wrote a letter to the KCI stating that the said dogs were never Chilean champions yet no action was taken by the KCI. Very strangely another similar advertisement was published in the November 2008 issue of the IKG i.e. after the Chilean Kennel Club wrote to the KCI. The letter from Kennel Club De Chile is attached as Appendix 4 herewith.

In every issue of the Indian Kennel Gazette it is clearly printed that if any advertiser is found giving fake titles and winnings, the exhibitor shall be banned from advertising in the IKG for a stipulated period of time. But how can Agrani Kennels be allowed to advertise in the IKG even after the Chilean kennel Club has written to the KCI, informing that the dogs of Agrani Kennels advertised as Chilean Champions were never Chilean Champions. This is yet another incident that glaringly shows the unethical and arrogant behaviour of CVS and his favoritism to Nagraj Shetty and Agrani Kennels.

A dog loving person has gathered all relevant material pertaining to the illegalities being committed by Nagraj Shetty of Agrani kennels and being ably assisted by CVS and Mrs. Sudarsan. Since the KCI has not taken any action or rather was not willing to take action and a suit was filed in the Hon’ble Civil Court Chennai questioning the inaction of KCI. The Hon’ble court passed an order on 19th December that pending final disposal of the case Mr. Nagraj Shetty and others be prohibited from exhibiting dogs in the shows.

Mr. and Mrs. C V Sudarsan who were present in Gurgaon did not come to the show ground to avoid taking the order copy and thereby facilitate Mr. Nagraj Shetty (Agrani Kennels) to show his dogs. Mr. Shharat Sharma the Secretary of the Gurgaon Kennel Club also refused to take the order copy and this clearly shows that CVS’ instructions to Mr. Shharat Sharma. It is to be noted that there was no order from any court to stopping the show or prohibiting Mr. Sudarsan from judging. Copy of the order is attached as Appendix 5.

Facts that establish the unholy and unethical nexus between CVS, Mrs. Rukmni Sudarsan and Nagraj Shetty (Agrani Kennels) are as under:

1. Agrani Kennels has not filed any petition before the Civil Court to vacate the stay and has not denied the allegations made against them.

2. In the Petition filed before the High Court Agrani Kennels has stated that for any fraud committed as alleged the KCI imposes only penalty and does not ban the exhibitor from showing. Agrani Kennels has taken the same stand in the Supreme Court also and has never denied having submitted fake pedigrees. Does KCI’s silence in this matter affirm what Agrani Kennels is saying?

3. The most shocking part is that the KCI has become a mute spectator to all these proceedings and has not filed any counter to any of the proceedings and thereby has neither denied nor accepted the allegations made. If the allegations made are false the KCI should have said the same before the Hon’ble Civil Court and produced a copy of the pedigree that Agrani Kennels have submitted. Why is the KCI not speaking on this?

4. In normal circumstances as would any prudent organization the KCI ought to check the records available with it vis-à-vis the allegations made and come out with a its stand either confirming or denying the allegations made. Instead the KCI is acting indifferently to the issue. The onus of verifying records and stating the truth lies more on the KCI than on Agrani Kennels.

5. The very fact that KCI is indifferent and callous to the allegations made show that CVS, Mrs. Rukmani Sudarsan and Agrani Kennels and hand in glove with each other. At this stage we do not wish to go into the issue of the material gratification CVS and Mrs. Sudarsan receive from Agrani Kennels, which shall be dealt in detail at an appropriate time with all material evidence.

6. CVS and Mrs. Sudarsan in normal course implement the rule book very strictly when normal exhibitors are concerned and similarly for the Advertisements in IKG CVS gives a tough time to normal exhibitors asking for proof of winnings and titles, why are these rules and regulations are blindly over looked when Nagraj Shetty or Agrani Kennels are concerned.

7. All this boils down to this – Are the allegations true or false, if true what action KCI will take? Why is KCI not speaking anything? How can CVS being the secretary of KCI openly promote and shield Nagraj Shetty?

8. The Dog loving community all over India is aware of the illegalities and frauds being perpetrated by Agrani Kennels and CVS’ connivance with them. The Dog loving community has immense faith in the Chairman and the Committee of the KCI who should rise up to the occasion and take suitable Corrective and Preventive Actions in the interest of the Dog game in India in general and the reputation of KCI in particular. The Committee may verify the records of the KCI and ascertain truth or otherwise about the allegations of fake export pedigrees and fake championship titles and appropriate action may be taken.

In these circumstances if nothing is forthcoming from the Chairman and the Committee of the KCI, the dog loving people in India shall be constrained to conclude that the inaction of the Committee is either due to fear of CVS or that the KCI Committee is spineless and have sold their conscience to CVS or are hand in glove with CVS.


Yours truly,


DOG LOVER

PS – This is not a hate mail intended malign individuals. The main purport of this letter is to showcase the state of affairs at KCI and the need for the KCI to act in a transparent and dispassionate manner in the larger interest of the game.