Facing allegations of corruption, under-fire former Delhi
and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Arun Jaitley today got
the backing of the two biggest stars to emerge from the state--
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.
Finance
Minister Jaitley, who headed DDCA for 13 years till 2013, has been
accused of corruption by the Delhi Government during his tenure. The
state government has demanded that Jaitley must resign or be "removed"
from the union cabinet to enable an independent probe.
However, Gambhir and Sehwag came out strongly in support of Jaitley.
"Grossly inappropriate to blame @arunjaitley ji for corruption in DDCA. He was the one who got Delhi a proper stadium without taxpayer's money. Appalling to note some ex-players blame @arunjaitley ji for all that's wrong in DDCA. Whereas they enjoyed plum posts in DDCA because of him," tweeted Gambhir.
Sehwag, on his part, lauded Jaitley for being there for players. The swashbuckling batsman, who switched loyalties to Haryana from Delhi and retired from international cricket earlier this year, steered clear of making any political claim but lauded Jaitley's role in helping players.
"In my time with DDCA if I ever came to know of any 'surprising' selection of a player, all I needed to do was to inform @arunjaitley," Sehwag wrote.
"And @arunjaitley Ji would immediately ensure correction and justice for the deserving players at #DDCA...Was a nightmare to speak to some others at DDCA but @arunjaitley ji was always available for players in case of any difficulty at any time," he added.
File image of Delhi duo Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. Reuters
However, Gambhir and Sehwag came out strongly in support of Jaitley.
"Grossly inappropriate to blame @arunjaitley ji for corruption in DDCA. He was the one who got Delhi a proper stadium without taxpayer's money. Appalling to note some ex-players blame @arunjaitley ji for all that's wrong in DDCA. Whereas they enjoyed plum posts in DDCA because of him," tweeted Gambhir.
Sehwag, on his part, lauded Jaitley for being there for players. The swashbuckling batsman, who switched loyalties to Haryana from Delhi and retired from international cricket earlier this year, steered clear of making any political claim but lauded Jaitley's role in helping players.
"In my time with DDCA if I ever came to know of any 'surprising' selection of a player, all I needed to do was to inform @arunjaitley," Sehwag wrote.
"And @arunjaitley Ji would immediately ensure correction and justice for the deserving players at #DDCA...Was a nightmare to speak to some others at DDCA but @arunjaitley ji was always available for players in case of any difficulty at any time," he added.
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