Pressure mounts on BCCI chief Srinivasan to quit

Srinivasan's son-in-law and and CSK team owner Gurunath Meiyappan has been accused of being involved in betting on IPL matches

Pressure mounted for the resignation of BCCI President N Srinivasan in the wake of alleged involvment of his son-in-law and CSK team owner Gurunath Meiyappan in betting on IPL matches even as questions were raised over the future of Chennai franchise.

The 35-year-old Gurunath, who has been summoned by Mumbai Police for questioning after actor Vindoo Dara Singh implicated him in betting, flew to Mumbai from Madurai in a chartered aircraft a little after the 5 pm deadline set by police for questioning.

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After consultations at the estate of his father-in-law and BCCI President Srinivasan, Gurunath drove to Madurai and left for Mumbai in a special aircraft accompanied by a noted Chennai lawyer P S Raman.

In attempts to cut losses, India Cements, which owns Chennai Superkings and is run by Srinivasan, sought to distance itself from Gurunath, saying he is neither the owner nor CEO or the Team Principal of CSK.

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"Mr Gurunath is only one of the Members (Honorary) of the Management team of CSK. India Cements follows zero tolerance policy and if anyone is proved guilty, strict action will be taken immediately.

"India Cements assures full cooperation with BCCI and the law enforcement authorities," a statement issued by T S Raghupathy, Executive President of the company said.

However, woes for Srinivasan appeared to be mounting with demands for his resignation getting louder.

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The NCP headed by Sharad Pawar, a former BCCI President, demanded that Srinivasan quit immediately "if he has any sense of morality and public accountability".