MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Friday banned Shah Rukh Khan from entering Wankhede Stadium for five years. But a question mark hangs over the "punishment". The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) insisted it would take the final call; the MCA resolution was only a recommendation, it said.
The SRK camp reacted with disdain to the MCA resolution, with close aides saying the IPL Team Kolkata co-owner hardly watched matches at Wankhede anyway. Khan was not available for comment.
The MCA decision came after an emergency meeting at its stadium office. The BCCI office is in the same building, but not a single BCCI official was present, indicating the MCA and its parent body might be pulling in two directions on the issue. The strongest BCCI reaction came from its vice-president, Rajeev Shukla, who is also the IPL governing council chairman.
"The MCA is within its rights to recommend a ban. However, the matter will come to the BCCI and we will take a final call on this," Shukla told TOI. Shukla added all decisions would have to "pass through the parent body".
MCA vice-president Ratnakar Shetty, also the BCCI's chief administrative officer, agreed that the BCCI had the final word. "State bodies can only recommend but a final decision has to be taken by the BCCI," Shetty said. BCCI president N Srinivasan had received a complaint from the MCA and the board would put in place some measures to avoid repeats of such incidents, Shetty said, calling the move "unprecedented".
IPL chief executive officer Sundar Raman, who was a witness to the fracas that took place on Wednesday night at Wankhede, will present his version to BCCI. "He is the best person to tell us what happened because he was a witness. He will report to the BCCI after which we will take a call," a senior board official said. Raman has not spoken on the issue since Wednesday night.
The MCA alleged Khan abused and misbehaved with its officials and security personnel on Wednesday and said he did not show any regret. Khan, defending his action, had alleged that children, including his own, were "manhandled" by the MCA security staff.
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The SRK camp reacted with disdain to the MCA resolution, with close aides saying the IPL Team Kolkata co-owner hardly watched matches at Wankhede anyway. Khan was not available for comment.
The MCA decision came after an emergency meeting at its stadium office. The BCCI office is in the same building, but not a single BCCI official was present, indicating the MCA and its parent body might be pulling in two directions on the issue. The strongest BCCI reaction came from its vice-president, Rajeev Shukla, who is also the IPL governing council chairman.
"The MCA is within its rights to recommend a ban. However, the matter will come to the BCCI and we will take a final call on this," Shukla told TOI. Shukla added all decisions would have to "pass through the parent body".
MCA vice-president Ratnakar Shetty, also the BCCI's chief administrative officer, agreed that the BCCI had the final word. "State bodies can only recommend but a final decision has to be taken by the BCCI," Shetty said. BCCI president N Srinivasan had received a complaint from the MCA and the board would put in place some measures to avoid repeats of such incidents, Shetty said, calling the move "unprecedented".
IPL chief executive officer Sundar Raman, who was a witness to the fracas that took place on Wednesday night at Wankhede, will present his version to BCCI. "He is the best person to tell us what happened because he was a witness. He will report to the BCCI after which we will take a call," a senior board official said. Raman has not spoken on the issue since Wednesday night.
The MCA alleged Khan abused and misbehaved with its officials and security personnel on Wednesday and said he did not show any regret. Khan, defending his action, had alleged that children, including his own, were "manhandled" by the MCA security staff.
source-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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