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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow Sourav Ganguly to contest for the International Cricket Council (ICC) elections. Mamta also said that the central government should not take decisions politically. He thought of cricket and sports.
On this appeal of Mamta, BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in Bengal Suvendu Adhikari has targeted. The official told Mamta- If Mamta Banerjee wanted to extend the tenure of Sourav Ganguly, then she should have made the brand ambassador of West Bengal instead of Shahrukh Khan. Don’t do politics in Didi games. PM Modi stays away from these things.
Mamta said – Sourav was wrongly removed
While interacting with the media at Kolkata airport on Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Sourav Ganguly is not a member of any political party. He was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). They were thrown out unfairly. As compensation for this, the central government should nominate him for the ICC elections.
Mamta said- I am speaking on behalf of all the countrymen. Sourav Ganguly is our pride, he has managed his sports and administrative career efficiently. He is a popular person, so he is being denied.
Sourav will contest the election of Bengal Cricket Association
Sourav Ganguly is now going to contest the Bengal Cricket Association (CAB) elections. Ganguly has been the president of CAB in the past as well. Let us tell you that after the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya in the year 2015, Ganguly took over this post. After this, in 2019, he became the President of BCCI. Now Sourav Ganguly will not become BCCI President again.
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