IPL Scam: Supreme Court Slams Sundar Raman for Cover-up and 'Watching the Fun'
Indian Premier League COO Sundar Raman was one of the four "officials" charged for misdemeanor in the spot-fixing and betting scandal. Supreme Court will examine validity of BCCI's conflict of interest clause.
The Supreme Court, on Monday, slammed Indian Premier League's chief operating officer Sundar Raman for 'watching the fun.' Raman was one of the four "officials" charged for misdemeanor in the spot-fixing and betting scandal.
"It seems because of your job profile you were only interested in serving VVIPS. You didn't deem it fit to register a complaint because you were taking care of celebrities. You were only watching the fun," the top court said. The arguments on the Mudgal report are expected to conclude on Tuesday. (Sundar Raman, the brain behind IPL and N. Srinivasan)
The Supreme Court also said it will examine the validity of BCCI's rule 6.2.4 under which conflict of interest is permissible. Under this clause, Board chief N. Srinivasan's company India Cements were allowed to own an IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings since the inception of the tournament in 2008. Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, a CSK official, has been indicted for betting.
According to the Mudgal report submitted to the Supreme Court, Raman had contacted a bookie eight times in one season. He received information about Meiyappan and Raj Kundra taking part in betting but did not act.
Raman, who is believed to be Srinivasan's 'right-hand man' denied allegations and filed an affidavit in the apex court. He also went on to say that he was not aware of his 'contact' being a bookie and pointed out that the Mudgal report does not specify the same. Following the apex court's charges of misdemeanor against Raman, the BCCI had rallied around him, offering him full support.