Chennai, Nov 27 (PTI) J Prithiviraj was Tuesday unanimously elected President of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) at its annual general meeting here.

Prithviraj of Coimbatore Auto Sports Club and Shivu Shivappa of Karnataka Motor Sports Club, the vice-president, were elected unopposed, a press release said.

Also, the governing council members were elected during the AGM.

They are: Vicky Chandhok (MMSC), Farokh Commissariat (IARC), Sita Raina (CMSC), Akbar Ebrahim (Meco MS), Arindam Ghosh (RRPM), Farooq Ahmed (MSCC), B Vijaykumar (Spitfire MS) and Sanjay Sharma (PCRT).

The 58-year-old Prithiviraj takes over from Akbar Ebrahim who headed the federation for the last two years.

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