Former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirti Azad on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s remarks in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing case and said that he is surprised at Board of Cricket Control in India ‘s (BCCI) claim that BCCI and IPL are separate entities.
“I am really surprised that the BCCI is saying that the BCCI and the IPL are two separate entities. If that is the case then how come the treasurer of BCCI and IPL are the same. How come the state presidents and members are members of the IPL’s governing council,” Azad told ANI.
He further said he had been saying it all the while that the BCCI is a corrupt body.
“I have been saying that it is a corrupt body, the Supreme Court’s observations are correct. I am very happy with the observations of the Supreme Court,” he added.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court while examining the Justice Mudgal report on corruption in IPL had remarked that there cannot be a distinction between BCCI and IPL as the latter is a byproduct of the former.
The apex court stated that BCCI president owning a team in the IPL raises the issue of conflict of interest.
The hearing on this matter will resume on Tuesday afternoon. (ANI)