The Supreme Court might have asked him not to take charge even on winning the elections but N Srinivasan is all set to go ahead with his audacious bid for an extended term as BCCI President when the under-fire Cricket Board gathers for its Annual General Meeting in Chennai on Sunday.
Hearing a plea by the Cricket Association of Bihar, which sought to stop Srinivasan from contesting, the Supreme Court today allowed the Tamil Nadu strongman to fight it out but told him not to take charge even if he is elected till further orders.
"In case Srinivasan is elected as President, he will not take charge until further orders," a bench comprising Justices A K Patnaik and J S Kehar said.
The bench took strong exception to Srinivasan still holding charge of BCCI when his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan has been charge sheeted in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case.
But a defiant Srinivasan said he would stand for election as "nobody" has stopped him from doing it.
"Nobody has stopped me from contesting elections and attending the AGM. Before taking my comments, kindly go through the observations made by the honourable Supreme Court.
"It states clearly that I have not been stopped from attending the AGM and I am also going to contest the election, why shall I not contest the elections?" fumed Srinivasan.
Srinivasan already has his back against the wall after being forced to step aside when his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan's name cropped up in the IPL betting scandal.
Srinivasan's company India Cements owns CSK, a two-time IPL champion side.
Despite not having anything against his name, Srinivasan has been under tremendous pressure to resign on moral grounds but has remained defiant, challenging every dissenting voice within and outside the BCCI.
