In less than a few heady hours on Friday May 24 the actions taken by unknown officials within the umbrella of India Cements Limited and its IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings to try and cover up any role that Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan, had in CSK's running wreaked of panic. It also further eroded the IPL of its credibility, turning the odorous soap opera of the last eight days into an even sicker, more foul-smelling and convoluted mess.
Within minutes of visuals of the BCCI-IPL rulebook being flashed on television, which states that a franchise can be terminated if it fails to match certain defined criteria, Indian Cements' executive president released a statement stating that Meiyappan "is neither the Owner, nor CEO/Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings. Mr. Gurunath is only one of the Members (Honorary) of the Management Team of Chennai Super Kings. India Cements follows zero tolerance policy and if anyone is proved guilty, strict action will be taken immediately. India Cements assures full co-operation with BCCI and the Law Enforcement authorities."
Within an hour of this, Meiyappan's name was removed from the admin section of CSK's Wikipedia page. In this time Meiyappan's name vanished from CSK's website. Not too long after, CSK's management deleted all tweets on its Twitter page from before May 5. On February 15, 2013 an tweet had been sent from this official handle encouraging fans to follow Meiyappan (@gurunath75) "for the updates on local players
08:23 AM, May 25, 2013
BCCI Chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for his alleged involvement in betting the IPL matches late Friday night. The move threatens the future of the franchise and perhaps his father-in-law N Srinivasan as the BCCI's top boss. ...
08:21 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: 8:28 am: There has been no movement outside BCCI chief N Srinivasan's Kodaikanal residence where is staying. Even as he did go for his morning walk on Friday, on Saturday, no such movement has been seen yet. All eyes are on what Srinivasan's next move will be as pressure grows on him to resign. 8:02 am: Gurunath Meiyappan was taken for a medical check-up to the GT hospital...
07:33 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Friday demanded that Chennai Super Kings be terminated from the League after the arrest Gurunath Meiyappan. Asked to react on the course of action after the arrest of Gurunath, Modi said "CSK should be terminated" immediately and fresh auction be held. "If a owner of an IPL team is engaged in betting, the contract clearly states that there is a suo motu...
01:50 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: It was the theatre of the absurd as murky dealings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday led to the arrest of BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and the clamour for Srinivasan's resignation grew. Amidst reports that he was likely to resign on Saturday evening, a defiant Srinivasan hit back, saying, "Who has said I am resigning?" Meiyappan, who has allegedly been involved in betting...
01:29 AM, May 25, 2013
The day that started with the assumption whether Gurunath Meiyappan would present himself before the Mumbai Police, ended with his arrest. Gurunath Meiyappan arrested by Mumbai Police after questioning Mumbai Police arrested Gurunath Meiyappan over allegations of involvement in IPL betting case on late Friday night after three hours of questioning. Meiyappan will be produced before a metropolitan court within 24 hours. Mumbai Police had earlier said that he was...
01:17 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Hours after its spokesperson demanded resignation of Indian cricket board chief N Srinivasan over his son-in-law's name figuring in the investigations into the IPL spot fixing scandal, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday sought to distance itself from the demand. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson DP Tripathi on Friday told reporters that Srinivasan should resign as chief of the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India. Tripathi...
01:15 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: 1.28 am: BCCI chief N Srinivasan denies reports, saying, "Who has said I am resigning?" 1.02 am: Sources say that BCCI chief N Srinivasan is likely to resign on Saturday afternoon. Arun Jaitley will most likely be asked to take over as interim president of BCCI, the sources add. 12.50 am: Joint CP Himanshu Roy refuses to mention the sections under which Meiyappan has been arrested. He, however,...
12:12 AM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Police arrested Gurunath Meiyappan over allegations of involvement in IPL betting case on late Friday night after three hours of questioning. Meiyappan will be produced before a metropolitan court within 24 hours. Mumbai Police had earlier said that he was being evasive during questioning. Meiyappan is BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law. Mumbai Police Joint CP Himanshu Roy said, "We find his involvement in the offence. He will now...
12:04 AM, May 25, 2013
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11:54 PM, May 24, 2013
However, in a new twist of events, franchise owners India Cements have denied that Gurunath Meiyappan is CEO or team principal of CSK. ...
11:20 PM, May 24, 2013
BCCI chief N Srinivasan is under tremendous pressure to step down as his son-in-law is being probed in the IPL betting scam. ...
10:42 PM, May 24, 2013
Mumbai: Calling for head of N Srinivasan, ex-IPL chairman Lalit Modi's lawyer on Friday demanded that the BCCI president should be suspended with the police probing his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's alleged proximity to Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, arrested for betting on IPL matches. Modi's attorney Mehmood Abdi said in a statement that Srinivasan should also face BCCI's disciplinary panel. "It's a real testing time for BCCI to prove that...
10:01 PM, May 24, 2013
The IPL scandal has hit the highest levels of the BCCI with BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law under the radar over betting. ...
09:43 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: In tune with India Cements, the owner of the Chennai Super Kings, distancing itself from Gurunath Meiyappan, the Chennai Super Kings' official website seems to have scrubbed all references to the BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law. The India Cements statement said Gurunath Meiyappan "is neither the Owner, nor CEO/Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings," but numerous pages (now deleted) on chennaisuperkings.com referred to Meiyappan as 'Owner' or 'Team...
07:17 PM, May 24, 2013
BJP leader Yashwant Sinha flayed the Finance Ministry and the RBI for not taking action on the recommendations of the Parliamentary committee on the IPL. ...
07:17 PM, May 24, 2013
Madurai: Facing Mumbai Police summons for questioning in the spot-fixing scandal, Gurunath Meiyappan, CSK team owner and son-in-law of BCCI President N Srinivasan, on Friday left by a chartered aircraft for Mumbai to appear before the police. Meiyappan, who has been named by actor Vindoo Dara Singh as being involved in betting, took the flight a little after 5 pm, the deadline set by Mumbai Police for appearing before them...
06:41 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The clamour for N Srinivasan's head is growing stronger as after Sharad Pawar-led NCP, Sahara India Chief Subrata Roy has also said that the BCCI president should step down in the present scenario. Roy went a step further and said Pawar should replace Srinivasan as BCCI chief. "I totally agree that Srinivasan should step down. It's important that he should step down in present circumstances. Persons who are...
06:19 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The latest scandal in the IPL has hit the BCCI top brass so hard that the state units have now started questioning N Srinivasan's authority and in all likelihood will seek opinion of former BCCI president Shashank Manohar on the latest fiasco. According to top BCCI officials, Manohar's advice on the way forward and his opinion on Srinivasan's "future" as the BCCI supremo will carry a lot of...
05:25 PM, May 24, 2013
As the probe reaches the doorstep of the franchise he owns, and the team CEO and his son-in-law summoned by the police for questioning, should the BCCI president step down? Former BCCI vice-president and former Cabinet Minister Kamal Morarka joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Similar to how Ministry of Corp Affairs intervened in Satyam Scandal, BCCI should be shown the same treatment and N Srinivasan...
05:21 PM, May 24, 2013
