Chennai: BCCI president N Srinivasan on Friday
said the charges made against him and his family were part of a
conspiracy by a north Indian lobby in the cricket body to malign south
Indians and Tamils in particular.
Asked about a tweet by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, who
alleged that a north Indian lobby was targeting south Indians in the
BCCI, Srinivasan said it was obvious. "It is an open secret that there
is a conspiracy against south Indians," he said in an interview to a
Tamil TV channel.
Forced to step aside for 'interim president'Jagmohan Dalmiya over
the spot-fixing scandal and betting allegations against his son-in-law
and former Chennai Super Kings principal Gurunath Meiyappan, Srinivasan
said: "There is no charge against me but a lobby within the BCCI, which
wanted to head the organisation but failed, has worked behind scenes to
malign me. I will answer any number of questions. I have also the
numbers within the BCCI. The truth will come out soon."
"Gurunath, for all the charges levelled against him, did not flee
to another country," he said. "I have trust in him and believe that he
will come out unscathed. The charges against him will be disproved."
Hitting out at the media for its coverage of the case, Srinivasan
said: "There is absolutely no truth in the charges leveled against
Gurunath."
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