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     Pete_sampras Side Hero Username: Pete_sampras Post Number: 5031 Registered: 03-2010 Posted From: 203.2.182.248 Rating: N/A |
Dude get your fact right, AVM studios lo AVM ante Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar and Gurunath's last name is Meiyappan.. Gurunath was pretty rich  More info from NDTV website http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/gurunath-meiyappan-a-king -size-chennai-super-doosra-370986 Gurunath is also closely connected to AVM, one of the most prosperous television production houses in south India. He is the son of A V M Balasubramanian, one of the five sons of A V Meiyappan, who established AVM Productions. He is also the managing director of AVM Productions and Entertainment, AVM Studios and AVM Constructions. | ||
| Methhanithodugu Megastar Username: Methhanithodugu Post Number: 24969 Registered: 12-2008 Posted From: 117.213.231.4 Rating: N/A |
no need to beleive he did not know ...... until caught no body will do anything ane dheema ....sinivasan is no ANGEL ..asala QPQ Doni must have been sacked for ENGLANDAUSTRALIA SERIES WHITE WASH but he saved and Doni is also VP o f India Cements ...Doni takes final 11 india team on common interest of CSK and Srinivasan ....all togather ...best players dont get to play ....at that time and form ... DB is for leg pulling,info share,timepass dont take all posts to heart/dil pe .. | ||
| Farmer Side Hero Username: Farmer Post Number: 8308 Registered: 03-2012 Posted From: 74.63.112.145 Rating: N/A |
helloooo...AVM studios valla manavadu gurunath..... | ||
| Andhrawala Megastar Username: Andhrawala Post Number: 21084 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 152.51.56.1 Rating: N/A |
CSK team valuation USD 45 millions. antee easy gaa gaa 250 cr vasthundhi avasaram aithe BCCI chief kidna resign sesi para dobbuthaadu No Signature | ||
| Ckp Junior Artist Username: Ckp Post Number: 14 Registered: 03-2013 Posted From: 173.36.196.7 Rating: N/A |
Srinivasan is brahmin.... His son-in-law is non brahmin... He trapped Srinivasan daughter and eloped with her.... Initially Srinivasan apposed the marriage... But then after few years he had to compromise for his daughter... He made his son-in-law from no one to CSK Chief. Srinivasan says he did not have a clue that his son-in-law was mis-managing and part of the scam... That is the reason he is not resigning...he says he does not have to do anything with the current fixing.... | ||
| Iamim Side Hero Username: Iamim Post Number: 4998 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 117.216.213.18 Rating: |
What Brahman haters hate is not Brahmans per se.. but the puritan way of life called Brahmanism.. any deviant.. depraved.. fallen Brahman is applauded.. encouraged.. embraced.. | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18523 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.52.129 Rating: N/A |
repaticalla peekestaru | ||
| Dada Side Hero Username: Dada Post Number: 2624 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 180.151.127.210 Rating: N/A |
Correct - which was why I ommitted Kapil Dev, Md.Azharuddin,Bishen Singh bedi,Dilip Vengsarkar, mohinder amarnath and a lot many who were good cricketers. And included some mediocre cricketers like Farooq Engineer. | ||
| Zulu Hero Username: Zulu Post Number: 17833 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 199.168.243.252 Rating: N/A |
reliance vallu inko amayakudi jeevitham tho adukunnara  | ||
| Jawmetri Side Hero Username: Jawmetri Post Number: 2248 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 71.204.164.76 Rating: N/A |
Good Cricketers doesnt mean Good Administrators. Both are different skills. Best to bring in MBA's or Businessmen with a good past. | ||
| Dada Side Hero Username: Dada Post Number: 2622 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 125.16.128.122 Rating: N/A |
As a first step all politicians need to be shunted out of BCCI and the control needs to be given to ex cricketers with a clean image i.e. G.R.Vishwanath, Sunny Gavaskar, Farook Engineer, Prasanna, S.Venkat Raghavan, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Srinath etc and they should run cricket in India | ||
| Dada Side Hero Username: Dada Post Number: 2621 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 125.16.128.122 Rating: N/A |
Jyotiraditya Scindia has asked for Srinivasan's head. But then BCCI is one of the most corrupt Sports bodies in the world and hence they could easily scuttle the RTI on Sports bodies bill last year in parliament. the Union Sports Minister also had to resign / seek a change of portfolio. Politicians cutting across party lines from Sharad pawar to Arun Jaitley to a BJP leader in HP to Rajeev Shukla to Modi will come together to keep their stranglehold over BCCI intact | ||
| Methhanithodugu Megastar Username: Methhanithodugu Post Number: 24930 Registered: 12-2008 Posted From: 117.195.210.122 Rating: N/A |
kkd assal peru suleman subbarajan ....annna mata ...aina kkd POV if they are guilty i withdraww saffort ..malla Donappa Ds ban sesi endorements ni ban seyalla  DB is for leg pulling,info share,timepass dont take all posts to heart/dil pe .. | ||
| Guru Side Hero Username: Guru Post Number: 5541 Registered: 05-2009 Posted From: 71.127.200.251 Rating: N/A |
Hardcore aravam batch ee vustannar srinivsan mida..db lo matram support kiki Jai jagan, jai suleman ki'i | ||
| Manoj Side Hero Username: Manoj Post Number: 2760 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 203.11.131.82 Rating: N/A |
Jawmteri A typical Iyengar brahmin is one totally orthodox. Perumal worshipper. performs his rituals daily. | ||
| Methhanithodugu Megastar Username: Methhanithodugu Post Number: 24921 Registered: 12-2008 Posted From: 117.195.216.206 Rating: N/A |
Matter f few months .....sambar domination hater please bear ...we are getting there ...kerala kannada telugu maharashtra oddisaa delhi punjab haryana makkal wait pandiringa ...after champion ship toruno ...doni comes at 6/7 th down is highest scorer aaapidi whistle podu..srinvasan will be smoked out himself..in india criket is not religion but its the air people breathe - Jai Amarnath Jai Jai Bishen Singh Jeee }} DB is for leg pulling,info share,timepass dont take all posts to heart/dil pe .. | ||
| Jawmetri Side Hero Username: Jawmetri Post Number: 2247 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 71.204.164.76 Rating: N/A |
Brother, what is Typical Iyengar Brahmin? Business Magnate,Father to a Gay Son, Scotch Lover,Close to B-Hater Karuna, nothing typical about it. The clout that he has is remarkable considering the hostility that is there in TN against B's. This is a Ball Busting B. | ||
| Pete_sampras Side Hero Username: Pete_sampras Post Number: 5029 Registered: 03-2010 Posted From: 203.2.182.248 Rating: N/A |
Idi chalu... | ||
| Manoj Side Hero Username: Manoj Post Number: 2759 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 122.164.85.15 Rating: N/A |
Srini is typical Iyengar brahmin. Narayanaswamy Srinivasan. He is from tirunelveli | ||
| Manoj Side Hero Username: Manoj Post Number: 2758 Registered: 12-2006 Posted From: 122.164.85.15 Rating: |
Donno how far this is true but daily walking lo kondaru cheppina talk idhi.. meyappan was pulled into the trap by Vindoo at the instance of Pune warriors and reliance. Pune for the fact that srini didnt agree to reduce the price for them since they played lesser no of matches. MI tried for Dhoni during this year auction/transfer window by offering him 15c+his auction price. But he politely declined it saying he is comfortable with CSK. Srini might be shrewd but he is no nonsense guy. Arnab goswami ego baaga hurt ainattu undhi. 24*7 srini meedhane concentration..desam lo inkemi news lenattu.. after srini came..ex crickters lo manchi one time amount..kapil was brought back into BCCI..ranji players ki manchi salary.. most of the players who play for India cements in division matches.they are employed by Indian cements.. | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18520 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.52.129 Rating: N/A |
srinivasansays if required can scrap csk but can not resign from bcci what a quote guruji | ||
| Kkd Megastar Username: Kkd Post Number: 26562 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 122.164.47.143 Rating: N/A |
abba asa dosa | ||
| Kkd Megastar Username: Kkd Post Number: 26561 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 122.164.47.143 Rating: N/A |
kikiki | ||
| Jawmetri Side Hero Username: Jawmetri Post Number: 2246 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 71.204.164.76 Rating: |
Media definitely doing overaction, wish they did this over-action on the other son in laws like vadra etc. | ||
| Rangoon Junior Artist Username: Rangoon Post Number: 745 Registered: 08-2009 Posted From: 1.9.195.66 Rating: |
srinivasan ku emanna vote bank undha cheppandi tittadam start cheddamu. srinivasan nu dimpesthe congreeku nastama, bjp ki nastama, leka tdp ki nastama, ysrcp ki nastama, kcr ku nastama mundu adi telchandi. mana papers kuuda ready avutaayi | ||
| Gusagusa Side Hero Username: Gusagusa Post Number: 2373 Registered: 04-2012 Posted From: 37.228.105.48 Rating: N/A |
srini sidambaram ki baga close | ||
| Zulu Hero Username: Zulu Post Number: 17832 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 70.113.19.145 Rating: N/A |
CSK puttuke unethical, bcci president directly or indirectly owning a team..anedantlo pans ki conflict of interest kanipinhakapovatam..kiki..erry natural. | ||
| Zulu Hero Username: Zulu Post Number: 17831 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 70.113.19.145 Rating: N/A |
wah..wah..mana rajannaa..jaggu kooda anthe dont care..dont hit me below belt..kiki | ||
| Saint Hero Username: Saint Post Number: 15282 Registered: 01-2011 Posted From: 68.13.100.193 Rating: N/A |
 sambar ayye sairki genuine ayyadu......sambar lovers rocks...ekkada vunna.... | ||
| Kkd Megastar Username: Kkd Post Number: 26560 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 122.164.47.143 Rating: |
for the first time i am seeing some one showing middle finger to hounding media... Timesnow papam nene first ani esindhe esi gola gola sesina...srini mama dont care...em peekkuntavo peeko annadu...vadiki ego hurt ayyindhi....kikiki.. I have a feeling srini is genuinely unaware of meyippan's activities....thats why he is taking a hard stand. Ledhante ee patiki board lo and politically he would have been pressurized. as OT said, similar case of Rosi thatha and is son in law. def i do feel that he should take moral responsibility to clean up the mess. however at the same time media overaction would have made him even adamant. | ||
| Ringo_rangaswamy Side Hero Username: Ringo_rangaswamy Post Number: 3900 Registered: 02-2011 Posted From: 69.120.136.97 Rating: N/A |
Conflict of interest ane clause teeesesaaranta. There is only "cooperation of interests" | ||
| Jawmetri Side Hero Username: Jawmetri Post Number: 2245 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 71.204.164.76 Rating: N/A |
Keeping the Fixing/Betting Scandal aside. Dhoni Captain of India Srinivasan BCCI Head Srinivasan is Managing Director of India Cements Limited Dhoni was appointed this year as Vice-President in India Cements Limited This is a major conflict of interest, their positions become untenable because of this. | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18506 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.57.155 Rating: N/A |
kaadule ever since politicians entered in the cricket politics things have changed .. every one has shared the loot .. edo okarakamga or sought help from each other .. emanna ante valla perlu kuda bayatiki ravochu ani silent ga unnar | ||
| Onlytruth Legend Username: Onlytruth Post Number: 119306 Registered: 01-2007 Posted From: 98.226.57.134 Rating: N/A |
Srinivasan dhi Meyyappan dhi Rosayya - Alludu type bandhamaaa (Or) YSR - JAGAN bandhama anedhi important i.e. MAMA/Tandri ki poorthi ga telisi , atani protsaham thone jarigindaa ledhaa anedhi key element in kicking out srinivasan When Rosayya alludu caught no one blamed Rosayya...becoz of ppl know Rosayya gari character..tappantha alludu dhe ani lite teesukunnaru rosayya ni i am NOT taking srinivasan side and i don't have clue abt srinivasan character BUT politicos, media gattiga kummattledhu intha severe issue lo ante meaning.....meyyappan only culprit, operated illegal things independtly emo | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18505 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.57.155 Rating: N/A |
actually pressure of having a gay son made him to accept non b sil ani naa doubt | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18504 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.57.155 Rating: N/A |
every one shared the loot mari inkemuntadi akkai | ||
| Madrascalcutta Comedian Username: Madrascalcutta Post Number: 1216 Registered: 01-2012 Posted From: 184.145.105.55 Rating: N/A |
Why are political heavyweights so silent about corruption? | ||
| Jawmetri Side Hero Username: Jawmetri Post Number: 2243 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 71.204.164.76 Rating: N/A |
i think even if betting were legal in India, this guy would still have been pulled up if he bet on the outcome of CSK matches for the simple reason that he will be priviliged to insider information which other dont have. | ||
| Saarang Comedian Username: Saarang Post Number: 1700 Registered: 06-2012 Posted From: 32.175.209.32 Rating: N/A |
Enquiry commission lo unna so called independent members kooda Tamil Nadu Valle Hard to believe they will not have any relation to Srini. | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 18926 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
Kinda Iamim uncle post choodaledaa, koduku koothuru bhrashtu pattinchesaaru ani 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Jawmetri Side Hero Username: Jawmetri Post Number: 2242 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 71.204.164.76 Rating: N/A |
from the web "On one side was N Srinivasan, the conservative, low-profile, Tamil Brahmin CMD of India Cements, which owns Chennai Super Kings, and who is more famously known as the real wielder of power within the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI)." "Ashwin reveals that his parents were unhappy when Guru and Rupa started dating each other after meeting at the Madras Club while playing pool. âThey were livid because he was not a Brahmin, but a Chettiar. My mother, Chitra, threatened to disown Rupa, but my father, who cursed Guru and his family to the skies after gulping down five scotches every evening, had no qualms joining him over golf given the clout of his family-run AVM Group,â said Ashwin, who has in the past headed the projects department at the ABB Groupâs Zurich office." Ashwin in N.Srinivasan's Gay Son. | ||
| Jawmetri Side Hero Username: Jawmetri Post Number: 2241 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 71.204.164.76 Rating: N/A |
N Srinivasan is a Brahmin for sure (Not sure if Iyengar but Name suggests Iyengar). He was opposed to his daughters marriage. | ||
| Der_schuler Side Hero Username: Der_schuler Post Number: 8973 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 38.106.198.17 Rating: N/A |
raman uncle, rasp uncle......chettiars....both of them | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 18917 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
oh!! only mana state ayitheney mana DB lo pattinchkuntaaranna maata 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Saarang Comedian Username: Saarang Post Number: 1699 Registered: 06-2012 Posted From: 50.132.77.148 Rating: N/A |
Correst...fire puttali ante someone has to defend him...ikka no defenders for Srini...Jagan partner ayina...Jagan fans kooda defend cheyyatam ledhu. | ||
| Rebel Hero Username: Rebel Post Number: 10143 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 151.151.16.17 Rating: N/A |
idi expected ee..telugodu aithe fire to paatu ice kooda puttedi..parayi rastram vadi kulam tho pedda fire puttadu | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 18916 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
Chuss expected fire puttaledu thread lo. Adey naa badulu Truelies or someone else vachi same post esi untey...bhaga bhaga mandedi emo thread 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Tilak Hero Username: Tilak Post Number: 15455 Registered: 02-2012 Posted From: 14.96.65.49 Rating: N/A |
NCP asked for Srini's resignation on Day 1 and 2 .. "India must conquer the World and nothing less than that is my ideal" || "...with patriotism must be associated a real feeling for others... We must not forget that we have to teach a great lesson to the world... religion and philosophy..." - Swami Vivekananda | ||
| Netsaint Side Hero Username: Netsaint Post Number: 7538 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 49.204.184.19 Rating: N/A |
Srinivasan is pawar batch. Hes marata. Mayepan is chettiar. Chiddu chettiar. My Telugu Bhakthi Blog :http://gurugeetha.blogspot.com/ | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18496 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.43.113 Rating: N/A |
srinivasan is very aggressive guy appatlo raasi cements ni laakundamani chala aggressive ga velladu he is more of a businessman unlike TVS group . | ||
| Tilak Hero Username: Tilak Post Number: 15451 Registered: 02-2012 Posted From: 14.96.65.49 Rating: N/A |
Srinivasan ki .. Chiddu ki manchi relations unnayi ani bogotta .. "India must conquer the World and nothing less than that is my ideal" || "...with patriotism must be associated a real feeling for others... We must not forget that we have to teach a great lesson to the world... religion and philosophy..." - Swami Vivekananda | ||
| Iamim Side Hero Username: Iamim Post Number: 4997 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 117.195.161.226 Rating: N/A |
yeah he is B.. with brashtu pattina koduku.. koothuru.. inka enduko ee tapathtreyam... | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18494 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.43.113 Rating: N/A |
AVM kurrollu chettiyaars aa ok | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18493 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.43.113 Rating: N/A |
here you go ...theory prakaram I am right .. ee lekkana telugu brahmins are more localized names like telugu names like apparao paparao brammayya are very common .. | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18492 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.43.113 Rating: N/A |
endulo top?? yes they are very rich . antavaraku matrame they are just opposite of lingayats | ||
| Tilak Hero Username: Tilak Post Number: 15450 Registered: 02-2012 Posted From: 14.96.65.49 Rating: N/A |
kurrodu chettiar .. "India must conquer the World and nothing less than that is my ideal" || "...with patriotism must be associated a real feeling for others... We must not forget that we have to teach a great lesson to the world... religion and philosophy..." - Swami Vivekananda | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18491 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.43.113 Rating: N/A |
meyapan is a tamil name oka local B kurradu seppina dani prakaram no tamil names like senthil mathivanan valarmathi type names ettukoru | ||
| Petrolbunk Junior Artist Username: Petrolbunk Post Number: 388 Registered: 12-2012 Posted From: 182.65.151.31 Rating: N/A |
Srinivasan is top most B which is called as ayyangar, much higher than Andhra B. | ||
| Pulibongaram Side Hero Username: Pulibongaram Post Number: 6478 Registered: 03-2012 Posted From: 162.115.108.104 Rating: N/A |
color soosi fix ayyaavaa u rvacist raman | ||
| Raman Hero Username: Raman Post Number: 18490 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 59.92.43.113 Rating: N/A |
srinivasan is B meyappan is non b ani naa yokka hunch | ||
| Bunty717 Moderator Username: Bunty717 Post Number: 33667 Registered: 02-2008 Rating: N/A |
B anukuntaa.. andariki golden heart PK telusu.. naaku KF telusu.. | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 18912 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: |
inthakee eeyana evitlu? adi chebithey danni batti aayanni support cheyyaalo condemn cheyyaalo telchukuntaaru saati DB sodarulu 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Iamim Side Hero Username: Iamim Post Number: 4996 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 117.213.209.252 Rating: N/A |
He is under gag order.. | ||
| Humpty_dumpty Moderator Username: Humpty_dumpty Post Number: 21862 Registered: 02-2009 Rating: N/A |
Modi kooda involved aaa | ||
| Methhanithodugu Megastar Username: Methhanithodugu Post Number: 24916 Registered: 12-2008 Posted From: 117.195.209.58 Rating: N/A |
uPa and NDA both feel india might lose some Cash ....Sirnivasan has made some money for BCCI ...  DB is for leg pulling,info share,timepass dont take all posts to heart/dil pe .. | ||
| Thikka_sankara Side Hero Username: Thikka_sankara Post Number: 4770 Registered: 02-2012 Posted From: 122.164.71.6 Rating: |
andulo konni key words unnay... leka pothe eee thread padedi kaadu.... nuvvu catch cheyya ledu Naakonchem thikkundi.... daaaniko lekkundi | ||
| Bunty717 Moderator Username: Bunty717 Post Number: 33661 Registered: 02-2008 Rating: N/A |
Ind capt ee silent gaa unnadu.. erri chupulu chusukuntaa.. politicians emi chestaaru.. andariki golden heart PK telusu.. naaku KF telusu.. | ||
| Iamim Side Hero Username: Iamim Post Number: 4994 Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 117.213.209.252 Rating: |
Why are political heavyweights so silent about Srinivasan? TNN | May 28, 2013, 05.37 AM IST READ MORE Gurunath Meiyappan|N Srinivasan|Rajeev Shukla|BCCI|Arun Jaitley Why are political heavyweights so silent about Srinivasan? Among the 30 men who constitute the board that runs Indian cricket are Arun Jaitley, Narendra Modi, Rajeev Shukla, Jyotiraditya Scindia, CP Joshi and Farooq Abdullah. (TOI Photo) The silence is deafening. Truly impressive political heavy artillery, cutting across party lines, form the leading lights among BCCI members. But they are proving to be duds. For, not one of them has publicly called for the resignation of N Srinivasan on moral grounds despite monumental evidence of him lying about the role of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in Chennai Super Kings. Among the 30 men who constitute the board that runs Indian cricket are two people - Narendra Modi and Farooq Abdullah -- who either are or have been chief ministers of their state. Modi, in fact, has ambitions to lead the country. There are also several present and former Union ministers - Arun Jaitley, Rajeev Shukla, Jyotiraditya Scindia and C P Joshi. Then, there is Anurag Thakur, Lok Sabha MP whose father, Prem Kumar Dhumal, was CM of Himachal Pradesh. Ranjib Biswal is a former MP and his father, Basanta Kumar Biswal, was once deputy CM of Odisha. In private, several of these worthies claim they have told or indicated to BCCI chief N Srinivasan that he should quit following his son-in-law's arrest for allegedly being in league with bookies, but he has single-handedly defied them all. The question increasingly being asked in cricketing circles and elsewhere is - why are these seasoned politicians silent? Can't they see that what's at stake isn't just a post but the faith of a billion Indians in cricket? Three of the biggies listed - Modi, Jaitley and Thakur - are from the BJP. They were shouting from rooftops demanding the resignation of Pawan Kumar Bansal because his kin was found involved in shady deals and that of Ashwani Kumar for an impropriety in vetting and modifying a CBI report, but when it comes to Srinivasan, they are mum. Isn't this double standards? While it might be true that the BCCI's rules are such that forcing the board president to quit is almost impossible, that doesn't explain why there is no attempt to oust him or even a public statement from any of these so-called heavyweights condemning Srinivasan's brazenness. The only honourable exception is I S Bindra, himself a former BCCI chief. On Saturday, he said, "I demand that he (Srinivasan) should step down from the BCCI president's position forthwith and not cause any more damage to Indian cricket." Sadly, apart from Bindra, no one has taken a public stand. Given that Narendra Modi has pitched himself, even if not formally, as the man best equipped to run India, his apparent helplessness when confronted with a defiant Srinivasan is baffling and is, in fact, making people wonder if there's a deeper game in which Modi and the other political bigwigs are involved. The Congress politicians on this list - Shukla, Scindia, Joshi and Biswal - as well as the National Conference's Farooq Abdullah may not have to counter the argument of double standards, but their refusal to speak up is not going unnoticed. What is puzzling most people is that surely these politicos would be aware of the general public disgust at the extent to which sleaze has entered the game, so why are they so reluctant to tap into that mood? Apart from these political heavyweights, there are others on the board who wield considerable clout in the cricketing world either because of their reputations as once powerful administrators or as Team India stars. There is Jagmohan Dalmiya, the man who is credited with having established the Indian board as the ultimate power centre in world cricket. Between Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath, the Karnataka Cricket Association has a powerful presence too. Finally, there is Chirayu Amin, chairman and managing director of Alembic, the Indian pharmaceutical firm. Is Srinivasan really too powerful for all of these people put together to rein in? Or do the others also have something to hide? If not that, are most of them just not willing to rock a boat that they feel might be under their stewardship one day? |
