The war of the letters: Who’s closest to bookie in BCCI?
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The internal political tussle inside the As per a news report by The Economic Times, Thakur said he has known the person — Gilhotra — as he has been active in political and cricketing activities in Punjab and adjacent states but he had no knowledge or any clue about his 'activities as a suspected bookie'.
"I have earlier been joint secretary of the BCCI under your president-ship and I am now secretary of the BCCI. I only wish you had shared the list of 'unverified suspected bookies' with me and other colleagues so that we could identify such persons and keep away from them," Thakur said in his letter to Srinivasan. Later in the letter, Thakur took a dig at Srinivasan asking him to also share this information "with your family members, whose involvement in betting has been proved."
"You may also share this information with your family members whose involvement in betting has been proved," he wrote. A senior
The ICC letter said that its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) had received unverified information back in 2014 that Gilhotra had been trying to come close to players and support staff of
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As per the ET report, Thakur said that it was curious that the intimation about his having known this 'suspected bookie' was brought to ICC's notice by "your friend Mr
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