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Petition demands take over of BCCI

January 26, 2005 20:21 IST

A petition demanding Government take over the Board of Control for Cricket in India has been made to President A P J Abdul Kalam.

The petition, filed by Bangalore-based advocate S Umesh, demanded that all Government privileges extended to the BCCI be withdrawn with immediate effect since the Board has taken a stand that it is a private club.

Umesh urged the President to withdraw the concessions because BCCI had claimed in the Supreme Court that cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly play for Team BCCI and not India.

He said all the recognition, including Padma Shri awards, given to these cricketers should be taken back.

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	Sub: Govt should take over BCCI Now, that the BCCI has told us that it is a private company which has nothing to do with the Government of India, here are ... Posted by S. Umesh

	Sub: Govt take over of BCCI Cricket is India�s national game. Cricket arouses passions. Cricket unites the nation. Yet, India does not have a national cricket team. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, ... Posted by Machaiah B.U.

	Sub: Petition It looks like either S Umesh is having no work or he is out of his mind. Doesn't he knows the state of other sports ... Posted by Avinash Jain

	Sub: I agree If the board of the BCCI thinks that the (so called) Indian Team is a private club and not an national team then let them ... Posted by George

	Sub: BCCI Quite correct. BCCI can not have the cake and eat it too. They better be responsible to the people of India. Same should also be ... Posted by Jaydeep

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