Committee formed despite Srini's opposition to resolution

The BCCI's decision to form a committee for implementing the Lodha Panel reforms was specifically done to foil former president N Srinivasan's attempts to maintain 'status quo' in the board after he rejected the adoption of a resolution at the SGM.

Apart from Srinivasan, it was learnt that another former BCCI president who is currently out of favour, was also frantically calling state units and advising them against forming a committee for implementing the Supreme Court- appointed Lodha panel reforms.

It was an action-packed last 24 hours in Mumbai where it was learnt that the former BCCI supremo had initially agreed upon that a resolution be adopted on implementing most of the Lodha reforms.

Accordingly, the president of a state unit from west zone, who is also a senior lawyer, prepared a resolution.

However, in the morning, the Tamil Nadu strongman did a U-turn and said that he is not agreeable to any resolution being adopted at the Special General Meeting.

"It was surprising as Srinivasan on Sunday evening said that he is game if a resolution is adopted, which also mentions the contentious issues (like one state one vote, age cap of 70 years, cooling off period of three years and five member selection panel instead of three). But today morning, he went back and said he will not support any resolution," a senior state unit official present at SGM told

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