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Gurunath Meiyappan

IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Roundup of day’s events

The clamour for Indian cricket board president Narayanswamy Srinivasan's resignation got louder after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, Chennai Super Kings chief executive, Friday was taken away by Mumbai police for interrogation in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

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Lalit Modi’s lawyer demands BCCI chief N Srinivasan’s resignation

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.

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Gurunath Meiyappan whisked off from airport by Mumbai Police

Mumbai police whisked off Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, to the police headquarters shortly he landed here Friday evening.

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Pressure mounts on N Srinivasan to quit BCCI post

Pressure mounted for the resignation of BCCI President N Srinivasan in the wake of alleged involvment of his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team owner Gurunath Meiyappan in betting on IPL matches even as questions were raised over the future of Chennai franchisee.

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Gurunath Meiyappan changes Twitter bio by removing association with Chennai Super Kings

Gurunath Meiyppan, son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan and alleged suspect by Mumbai Police in connection to betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Friday edited his bio on micro-blogging site Twitter after Srinivasan's India Cements released a statement saying Meiyappan is neither owner nor Team Principal/CEO of Chennai Super Kings.

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IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: BCCI top brass could seek Shashank Manohar’s opinion on Srinivasan scandal

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.

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Gurunath Meiyappan is not owner or CEO of Chennai Super Kings, states India Cements

Distancing itself from Gurunath Meiyappan after his name cropped up in IPL spot-fixing probe, Chennai Super Kings owner India Cements said on Friday he is neither owner, nor CEO or Team Principal of CSK and promised strict action against anyone found guilty.

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N Srinivasan may quit if any evidence is found against Gurunath Meiyappan, say sources

BCCI president N Srinivasan may quit if evidence is found against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan who is the CEO of Chennai Super Kings reported Times Now.

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Meiyappan’s alleged involvement has ensured that the latest spot-fixing scandal is the mother of all cricket scandals

At 7.15 pm on Thursday, May 23 — exactly a week after the spot-fixing scandal hit the Indian Premier League (IPL) — Gurunath Meiyappan sent a "legally worded" fax to the Mumbai Police's Crime Branch saying that he will appear before them for questioning on Monday, April 27, as against the May 24 deadline set by the authorities

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IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Vindoo Dara Singh placed bets on behalf of Gurunath Meiyappan, say sources

Arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, according to sources, told the Mumbai Police that he bet on matches on behalf of Gurunath Meiyappan, the CEO and team principal of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), as reported by NDTV. Sources also said Vindoo claimed that Meiyappan lost over Rs 1 crore in betting.

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