Spot-fixing row: Jaitley for tough action against guilty

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice-President Arun Jaitley on Monday promised 'tough action' against anyone found guilty of involvement in the spot-fixing controversy.

Jaitley, who is also a member of IPL Governing Council, said the anti-corruption unit of the BCCI is looking into the entire incident.

" The Supreme Court has given it a 15-day time limit. It (the unit) will give its report. It will come up before the disciplinary committee. And be rest assured, we are going to take a very tough view on the matter," he said.

BCCI President N. Srinivasan earlier in the day directly accused the media of hounding him in connection with his resignation and the Indian Premier League spot fixing scandal.

"The press is hounding me, the media is hounding me. I have already clarified everything in the press conference on Sunday. I have no reason to resign," Srinivasan said when journalists at the airport asked him about the scandal and whether he should resign on moral grounds.

Srinivasan's son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan has been arrested for alleged involvement in betting.

On Sunday, the BCCI president held a press conference hours before the final to declare that he would not step down. He also announced the setting up of a three-member inquiry panel to investigate the scandal that led to the arrest of three Rajasthan Royals players.

Srinivasan asserted that he had done nothing wrong and rejected reports of a revolt against him in BCCI.