Kolkata, May 26 (PTI): Yet again rejecting demands for his resignation, BCCI President N Srinivasan today announced setting up of a three-member commission to go into allegations against his son-in-law and CSK Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan who has been arrested on charges of betting.
Asserting that he has done nothing wrong and that there was no revolt against him in BCCI, he made it clear that he cannot be "railroaded, pushed and threatened to quit".
"My support is complete and not one member in BCCI has asked for my resignation", he told a press conference after meetings with Board officials including IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla and Vice-President Arun Jaitley.
"I have a job and we will act strictly. I assure you, the BCCI will act without fear or favour to investigate and if player, franchise or owners have breached any rules, action will be taken", he said.
The three-member enquiry commission will consist of two members of the IPL Operations Commitee and an independent person in whose appointment he will have no role. The five members of the committee are Arun Jaitley, Rajeev Shukla, Sanjay Jagdale, Ajay Shirke and Ravi Shastri.
"Two of them along with an independent commissioner will go into charges against Meiyappan and we will abide by their report. There will be an independent person and I will await the report as much as you. I will not shirk from my duty," he said in reply to a volley of questions on what action was being proposed against Gurunath.
Srinivasan said there was no allegation against CSK as a team.
As for Gurunath, he said he did not have any role in the running of the team. He was enthusiastic and has been travelling with the team.
"What is his role, whether he transcended any rules. The Commission will deal with it. The enquiry commission will go into it. I have nothing to say, I am not going to sit and explore what his role was or was not.
"All these questions will be gone into. I have distanced myself. I will not be part of the committee or its discussions," Srinivasan said.
At the start of the press conference, he said the last few days have been difficult for the BCCI and for him as the President.
"You would appreciate that these days have also been difficult for me as father and father in law. However I sit here as BCCI President and set aside all personal feelings. I will not shirk from my duties however difficult they might be," he said.
Answering questions on how the CSK was run, he said the India Cements which owns CSK ran 10 or 12 teams in Chennai cricket league and has been supporting cricket by employing cricketers of these teams on its staff for over 50 years.
The CFO of India Cements handle the finances of the CSK and another top official of the company handled its marketing and other operations.
To a pointed question, he said "first and foremost, I am not an accused. I have done nothing wrong. What is his (Gurunath's) role...He did not have any role in the management. Let the Commission go into it. It will give the report to the Board as a whole. I will play no role. Everything will be done swiftly."