ICC Chairman’s Son-In-Law Indicted In Illegal Betting Scandal
Posted: November 21, 2014
Updated: June 4, 2017
Meiyappan cleared on match-fixing charges but found guilty of illegal betting during 2013 IPL
season.
Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of International Cricket Council chairman N. Srinivasan, was recently
arraigned on illegal betting charges in New Delhi. He has been in the Indian gambling news since his highly
controversial arrest and trial in 2013.
The Justice Mudgal that indicted Mr. Meiyappan consists of the now retired Mukul Mudgal,
Additional Solicitor General L. Nageswar Rao and Senior Advocate Nilay Dutta. The found Meiyappan
guilty of participating in illegal bets during the 2013 season of Indian Premier League (IPL).
In Meiyappan’s defense, his lawyers argued that their client was just another cricket enthusiast. However,
Meiyappan was betrayed by voice analysis recordings which proved he was betting illegally, confirmed
Senior Advocate Dutta.
Furthermore, investigators working for the prosecutors corroborated that Meiyappan was indeed an
official board member of the Chennai Super Kings. The latter is a franchisee of the Indian Premier League,
owned by Srinivasan’s India Cements Ltd.
Proof was also found that Meiyappan was also using an intermediate to bookies. This is also an
infringement on Indian gambling laws. However the three-member itted that they could not
uphold the more felonious charges of match-fixing against the accused, due to lack of evidence.
