A defiant N. Srinivasan praised his conscience that allowed him to continue as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
A defiant N. Srinivasan praised his conscience that allowed him to continue as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He, however, refused to answer any question on his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, accused in the Indian Premier League (IPL) betting scandal.
Speaking to a News channel after the Supreme Court order was passed in his favour, Srinivasan said, “Most certainly, I would not have taken up the position if I felt otherwise. And, as I said in the beginning, I stand for what I do. If I have done something wrong, yes, my conscience would not permit me. But in this case it was not so that is what I said in the very beginning. If this is the road we want to travel, then in a sense we differ (from each other) then. If that is your view, you are entitled to that.”
Srinivasan was clearly uncomfortable taking questions on his son-in-law, Meiyappan, a former team principal of Chennai Super Kings, owned by his company India Cements which also prompted to walk away at one point.
With inputs from IANS
When asked about the shoddy probe by the two-member panel set up by BCCI, Srinivasan said: “I cannot answer it because the panel was set up after I had stepped aside as the president. I was not even part of the probe panel. The report was submitted to the working committee and I was not even part of it.”
He was also quizzed about the image of Indian cricket has taken a beating, a defiant Srini played down such suggestions. He said, “I don’t agree that people had any anger against me. I can only say that I was attacked savagely by the media. For 12-13 days, I was on the front page of the newspapers and some 81 articles were written about me. Am I that important?”
