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N Srinivasan-led TNCA refuses to accept Lodha Committee recommendations; files response in Supreme Court

TNCA alleges that the recommendations were included without consulting them.

N Srinivasan was recently ordered by the BCCI to step away from the activities of the BCCI © Getty Images
N Srinivasan was recently ordered by the BCCI to step away from the activities of the BCCI © Getty Images

He may no longer be in power within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), but N Srinivasan-led Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has refused to accept any of the recommendations suggested by the Lodha Panel, which was suggested to bring in transparency within the board. TNCA secretary KS Wishwanathan has filed a response in the Supreme Court on the grounds of the Lodha recommendations being “unconstitutional or violation of democratic norms”.  In the response copy, it raised objections to certain “factual errors” which happens to be the fact the the Lotha Panel did not listen to the recommendations of TNCA befoe preparation of the report. READ: N Srinivasan asks Shashank Manohar for justification on ICC reform

The TNCA have therefore requested the Supreme Court to hear its plea before ordering all boards to accept the recommendations. YNCA also objected to the fact that the panel recommended to limiting its administrator’s tenure to just five years. The TNCA has called it, “highly restrictive on the right to get elected in a democratic fashion and curb the enthusiasm of administrators to aspire for the higher positions in the cricket administration,” reports dnaindia.com. READ: Chennai floods: N Srinivasan donates Rs 2 crores

On the point whether a state member should be allowed to contest BCCI elections, the TNCA said,”By gaining knowledge and experience in the state association and by attending meetings of BCCI, a candidate gains the confidence of the BCCI electorate. A member state cannot be forced to send anyone other than an office bearer to BCCI meetings only for the sake of promoting such person’s popularity amongst BCCI electorate”

TNCA also strongly objected to giving any sort of recognition to Player’s Association. TNCA in their response said, “Allowing formation of Players’ Association would be giving platform to raise unnecessary issues unrelated to cricket administration and needlessly hamper day to day work.”

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