IPL spot-fixing: Srini gets clean chit, but trouble for Meiyappan, Raj Kundra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC)-appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal committee on Monday declared that BCCI's chief-in-exile N Srinivasan was not involved in betting. His son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan has been indicted for placing bets during the Indian Premier League's 2013 outing.
Read: SC names Srinivasan, Meiyappan and Kundra among those probed
The Mudgal report also confirmed that Meiyappan was indeed a Chennai Super Kings official. He also leaked team information.
Srinivasan was not found to be involved in scuttling the probe into the match-fixing scam, the Mudgal panel told the Supreme Court. But the court noted that Srinivasan and CEO Sundar Raman including the IPL governing council were aware of the betting activities during the tournament but could not take action. However, Srinivasan said he is yet to go through the report.
The committee added that Rajasthan Royals' co-owner Raj Kundra was in touch with bookies and had placed bets on matches.
Read: IPL spot-fixing case: How the saga unfolded
The panel - led by Mudgal - told the apex court that Indian Premier League COO Sundar Raman knew the contact of a bookie and had got in touch with him eight times in one season. This paves the path for N Srinivasan to return to BCCI and even seek a second term as president.
Justice Mudgal though refused to comment further on the issue, saying.
Whatever we have said is in the report,I won't say an extra word-Justice(Retd) Mukul Mudgal pic.twitter.com/zF4cpK7tM4
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 17, 2014After N Srinivasan got a clean chit, petitioner Aditya Sinha said,
If I hire a contract killer to murder someone then am I also not a culprit?-Aditya Sinha,Petitioner on N Srinivasan getting clean chit
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 17, 2014Former IPL chairman and member of Parliament Rajeev Shukla said that there was anyway no allegation on Mr. Srinivasan.
There was anyway no allegation on Mr. Srinivasan,rest of the matter will be heard on Nov 24.Must wait-Rajiv Shukla pic.twitter.com/1ZXuDn0r0K
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 17, 2014Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara SIngh who was for alleged links to bookies in the 2013 spot-fixing scandal thanked the Mudgal committee report.We never lied, all we did was bet and lost. I want to thank Mudgal committee report: Vindu Dara Singh pic.twitter.com/CvzsrtTcxn
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 17, 2014
