Fresh turmoil hit Hockey India on Tuesday when its long-serving CEO Elena Norman resigned from her position, alleging that her remuneration was held back for a prolonged period and the job itself was made “difficult” by rampant factionalism in the body.

The 49-year-old Australian held the post for nearly 13 years and had not been paid for the last three months, according to sources in HI.

“There were some issues (regarding salary) and after much persuasion, that got cleared last week,” Norman told PTI after HI issued a statement announcing her exit without specifying any reasons.

“There are two factions in Hockey India. There is (President) Dilip Tirkey and I and there is (Secretary) Bholanath Singh, (Executive Director) Cdr. R K Srivastava and (Treasurer) Sekar J Manoharan,” she said.