A verbally aggressive Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N.Srinivasan on Monday directly accused the media of hounding him in connection with his resignation and the Indian Premier League spot fixing scandal.
"The press is hounding me, the media is hounding me. I have already clarified everything in the press conference on Sunday. I have no reason to resign," Srinivasan said when journalists at the airport asked him about the scandal and whether he should resign on moral grounds.
Srinivasan's son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan has been arrested for alleged involvement in betting.
On Sunday, the BCCI president held a press conference hours before the final to declare that he would not step down. He also announced the setting up of a three-member enquiry panel to investigate the scandal, that led to the arrest of three Rajasthan Royals players.
Srinivasan asserted that he had done nothing wrong and rejected reports of a revolt against him in BCCI.
He made it clear that he would not be "railroaded, pushed and threatened to quit".
"My support is complete and not one member in BCCI has asked for my resignation", he said, adding that "I have a job and we will act strictly. I assure you, the BCCI will act without fear or favour to investigate and if player, franchise or owners have breached any rules, action will be taken."
The three-member enquiry commission will consist of two members of the IPL Operations Committee and an independent person in whose appointment he will have no role.
The five members of the committee are Arun Jaitley, Rajeev Shukla, Sanjay Jagdale, Ajay Shirke and Ravi Shastri.
