Modi's "leak" to media irks Srinivasan

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) BCCI secretary N Srinivasan kept
mum on whether he would recuse from proceedings against Lalit
Modi but lashed out at the suspended IPL Commissioner for his
"habit of leaking information" to the media.

In a 14-page letter to Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) President Shashank Manohar, Modi Tuesday launched
a scathing attack on Srinivasan, saying the BCCI Secretary
should not be part of the panel adjudicating charges of
financial irregularities against the suspended Indian Premier
League Commissioner.
Asked if he would stay away from the proceedings and
oblige Modi, an annoyed Srinivasan said, "I'm afraid I cannot
discuss these issues in the media.
"Mr Modi has this habit of leaking information and
letters to selected press but I cannot comment on these
issues," Srinivasan told PTI over phone.
In his letter, Modi said Manohar too should stay away
from the proceedings, since it would "tantamount to being a
judge, witness and a potential co-notice" in the case.
Manohar, however, was not available for comments.
Charged with allegations of bid-rigging and proxy
investment, Modi first sent a staggering 15,000-page reply to
the show cause notice served to him and he followed it up with
another letter Tuesday in which he targeted Manohar but came
down more heavily on Srinivasan with a series of allegations
including that of "match-fixing".
Modi, in fact, requested Manohar to serve a show cause
notice to Srinivasan and also suspend him pending an
investigation.
Modi alleged Srinivasan has grossly misused his power as
BCCI secretary and said there was a clear case of "conflict of
interests" since he was also owner of the Chennai Super Kings
team in the IPL.
Modi said if allowed to be part of the panel deciding his
fate, Srinivasan would have an axe to grind against him.
"This stems from the manner in which I have consistently
frustrated and exposed his attempts at misusing his position
as Honorary Secretary of the Board so as to confer a wrongful
benefit to his team (Chennai Super Kings) at the cost and
expense of other teams and the BCCI," Modi said.
Modi accused Srinivasan of trying to "fix" matches by
hand-picking a panel of umpires to officiate Chennai Super
Kings' (CSK) matches in the IPL.
"This constituted a clear attempt at umpire fixing/match
fixing. Upon my coming to know this I objected to the same and
removed them in the interest of the League," Modi said.
Srinivasan also pushed "tailor-made policies" to suit
CSK's interest, Modi alleged. PTI SSC
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