New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association on Saturday came under a scathing attack from former hockey boss KPS Gill who described it as an “entirely fake organisation’’ which had done very little for the development of the game.

Gill, whose 14-yeartenure as president came to an end when the Indian Hockey Federation was dissolved in April this year, said the IOA was not working towards the development of hockey since taking over control and was instead wasting it’s energy on “unimportant’’ events like Commonwealth Games.

“IOA is an entirely fake organisation and has nothing to do with the development of sports in India. It should have been superseded long time back and nonpolitical personalities should have been inducted into the organisation. That way the National Sports Federation would not have come under undue pressure,’’ Gill said.

Gill alleged that the IOA has done nothing concrete for the betterment of hock ey despite promising various concrete steps and was instead focusing only on the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

“In the last six months the IOA has made various announcements for hockey but has not taken any concrete step. The organisation is giving undue importance to the Commonwealth (Games),’’ Gill said. PTI