Approach BCCI Sec Jay Shah, ‘Your Friend’s Son,’ For IPL Tickets: Udhayanidhi Stalin tells AIADMK

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Approach BCCI Sec Jay Shah, ‘Your Friend’s Son,’ For IPL Tickets: Udhayanidhi Stalin tells AIADMK


Tamil Nadu Sport Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. (News18/File)

Udhay Stalin’s feedback have been a response to former AIADMK minister SP Velumani, who pointed to the unavailability of tickets now for MLAs, which was not the case through the AIADMK rule.

In a backhanded praise underscoring the AIADMKā€™s closeness with the BJP, the Tamil Nadu Sport Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin mentioned the AIADMK ought to strategy BCCI Secretary Jay Shah to get tickets for the continued IPL video games.

Udhay Stalinā€™s feedback have been a response to former AIADMK minister SP Velumani, who pointed to the unavailability of tickets now for MLAs, which was not the case through the AIADMK rule.

ā€œWho is coordinating the IPL? It is the BCCI. Your friend Amit Shahā€™s son Jay Shah is the head of BCCI. They wonā€™t listen to us. You have to ask them to issue at least 5 tickets for each MLAā€¦,” Stalin said.

The AIADMK whip Velumani in the State Assembly said when the AIADMK was in power passes for the IPL Matches held in Chennai were issued to the MLAs.

Rebutting this claim, Udayanidhi Stalin said: ā€œAfter four years, matches are being held in Chennai Chepauk Stadium only now. With my own money I am buying tickets for 150 cricket players from my constituency to make them watch.”

Earlier in the day, PMK MLA Venkateswaran urged the Tamil Nadu Government to ban CSK ( Chennai Super Kings) as the team does not have any players hailing from Tamil Nadu.

ā€œEven though there are many talented players in Tamil Nadu, CSK doesnā€™t even have one native player. However, the management earns huge commercial profits by advertising to the people of Tamil Nadu as this is the ā€˜Tamil Nadu team.ā€™ The CSK team which doesnā€™t give prominence to Tamil players should be banned,ā€ Venkateswaran mentioned.

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