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Spot-fixing: Who is Gurunath Meiyappan?

New Delhi: The spot-fixing tsunami threatens to sweep the top brass of the BCCI after the name of board president N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan cropped up on Wednesday during Mumbai Police's investigation into the case.

Gurunath is married to Srinivasan's daughter Rupa who is the director of India Cements - the company that owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings and lists Srinivasan as its Vice Chairman and Managing Director. Gurunath is also the Team Principal and CEO of Chennai Super Kings.



Gurunath hails from an affluent South Indian family that owns AVM - a high-profile film and TV serial production house of South India. He is the son of AVM Balasubramanian who is the brother of AVM Saravanan....more    

BCCI president's son-in-law to be questioned by police: sources

New Delhi: The spot-fixing net has reportedly widened to trap BCCI president N Srinivasan's family, with sources telling CNN-IBN that Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan will be questioned by Mumbai Police. Gurunath Meiyappan is the Team Principal and CEO of the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings that is owned by his father-in-law Srinivasan. Vindoo Dara Singh - who has emerged as the Bollywood link to spot-fixing and was on Tuesday arrested...  

IPL not fixed, send guilty to jail: BCCI chief N Srinivasan

New Delhi: BCCI President N Srinivasan came down hard on the players arrested in the spot-fixing case, telling CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar that those found guilty should be sent to jail, while vehemently denying that the Indian Premier League was fixed. "Every punishment is little for them. If these players are found guilty they should not be allowed to play cricket any more .... They should be sent to jail. This...  

Srinivasan hints he saved MS Dhoni from being axed

BCCI president N Srinivasan hinted that the board's constitution gives him the power to approve any decision of the national selectors, including that on the captain. ...  

Srinivasan stopped Dhoni's sacking, reveals Amarnath

"All five selectors wanted Dhoni to be sacked after the Australia tour, but Srinivasan overruled the decision." ...  

Srinivasan's criticism doesn't bother Mukherjee

"Let Srinivasan say whatever he wants to. I don't listen to him," said the Eden Gardens curator. ...  

BCCI may change rules to make Jaitley president

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley is in line to become the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2014, as the cricketing body is planning constitutional changes to enable the elevation of Jaitley. CNN-IBN has accessed the BCCI draft of the proposed amendments, which could enable the BJP leader to contest from the East Zone in 2014. Jaitley is currently the...