BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla today briefed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the ongoing IPL controversy. Shukla, a Congress MP, met Mukherjee in his Parliament office to discuss the IPL issue and briefed him on the latest developments.
Shukla had called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a few times earlier this week on the same issue.
As BCCI vice-president, Shukla has been involved in close-door discussions with the cricketing body's president Shashank Manohar and vice-president Arun Jaitley on the fate of IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi and controversies surrounding ownership of various T20 teams.
A crucial meeting of IPL Governing Council has been called on April 26 by BCCI to discuss the IPL issue. However, there are reports that Modi may boycott the meeting.
Sources said BCCI has the authority under Section 32 of its rules to remove Modi even if the Governing Council does not give its consent. Meanwhile, according to sources, the BCCI officials will boycott the IPL finals and the prize distribution ceremony organised by Modi.
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