A spokesperson for Pachauri said that he, "neither influenced, nor agreed to influence, the election.
Wherever you sit in the organization, you have the ability to influence outcomes, influence direction.
But it can be influenced, if we all try to influence it at once.
"It is simply not reasonable to suppose that the items in question influenced, could have influenced, or were intended to influence investment decisions," the firm said.
The standards ban "using grant funds to fund lobbying (via an external firm or in-house staff) in order to undertake activities intended to influence or attempt to influence parliament, government or political activity".
The president suggested he would resist attempts by far-right, fundamentalist elements to improperly leverage money, influence, or advertising in order to influence voters.
Guidance that has been distributed to every government department will rule out any new or renewed grants awarded from May being used to "support activity intended to influence or attempt to influence parliament, government or political parties, or attempting to influence the awarding or renewal of contracts and grants, or attempting to influence legislative or regulatory action".
Specifically: "the following costs are not Eligible Expenditure: Payments that support activity intended to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, Government or political parties, or attempting to influence the awarding or renewal of contracts and grants, or attempting to influence legislative or regulatory action".
He concluded that while Mr. Helmick should have made other Olympic committee senior officials aware of potential conflicts of interest, Mr. Helmick had not influenced or attempted to influence any U.S.O.C. decision in connection with his outside work.
