IPL Spot Fixing Scandal: Gurunath Meiyappan Arrested!

Crime Branch of Mumbai Police arrested Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of the BCCI Chief N Srinivasan and IPL franchise CSK Boss, late on Friday night for his involvement in the IPL betting and spot fixing racket. Gurunath was grilled for more than two hours before being arrested. The interrogation was scheduled to continue throughout Friday night and next they the police want to grill Gurunath Meiyappan and Vindoo Dara Singh together to confront out the sordid details. News reports say that records of conversations between Gurunath and Vindoo are just explosive and it is now conclusively proved that the racket is as sinister as it is real.

Now BCCI President N Srinivasan must resign. Maybe within twenty four hours. Most BCCI officials are of the same view as per news reports. He tried to cover up the IPL scam, he tried to safeguard his fiefdom called BCCI and he tried to protect his son-in-law through his money and clout. But now he must go! What happens to his hen of golden eggs called Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would be the second casualty! What happens to the IPL would be the most wanted casualty. What a pity! CSK is supposed to play the final of IPL-6 against Mumbai Indians this Sunday and the corrupt Chief has already gone to Kolkata to watch the spectacle of corruption!

Bravo Mumbai Police! And of course Delhi Police! For breaking the monotony of autonomy given to a morally bankrupt Board to manage cricket in India and how it never stopped milking cricket for money, money and money…just because the game is a religion in India! For once, all politicians must come to support the police and help it remove at least the corruption in cricket.

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