Breaking ranks with his largely silent BCCI colleagues, Union minister of state for power Jyotira-ditya Scindia, who heads the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, came out with his firm opinion that BCCI president N. Srinivasan should step down from his post until the investigation into the betting, spot-fixing and match-fixing is complete.
“From my point of view, not for a second am I assuming that anybody is guilty. Having said that, in the interests of propriety and in the interest of the game at this point of time, when there is a questionmark surrounding an individual, surrounding the team (Chennai Super Kings) and surrounding the manager (sic) of that team who happens to be a family member, I believe in all sense of the word propriety that Mr Srinivasan must step aside,” Mr Scindia said.
He went on to say: “If you consider the conflict of interest he is in as one of his family members is (accused of) wrongdoing, then propriety demands that he should step aside. I would have done the same had I been in his place. Willy-nilly we are responsible for the wrongdoing of our family members to some extent.”
Mr Scindia told reporters: “The example has to come right from the top. I have made my stand clear.”