<p>The BCCI top brass including its President Shashank Manohar, secretary N Srinivasan and Congress MP and BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla, who also heads the board’s media and finance committee, are said to be against Modi continuing as the IPL chief. <br /><br />Others who are against Modi include IPL vice-chairman Niranjan Shah, BCCI vice-president Chirayu Amin and BCCI joint secretary Sanjay Jagdale.<br /><br />However, Modi has reportedly got the support of not only former BCCI chief I S Bindra, but also Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association boss Farooq Abdullah and BCCI Honorary Treasurer MP Pandove. <br /><br />Fence-sitters include BCCI vice-president and DDCA President Arun Jaitley, and former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.<br /><br />Modi had met ICC President-elect and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at the ICC meeting in Dubai on Monday, where both discussed the raging IPL controversy. <br /><br />Support from Mallya<br />Modi, who is said to be in a minority in both the IPL governing council and the BCCI executive committee, got a shot in the arm as Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya and Rajasthan Royals’ part-owner Shilpa Shetty came to his support. <br /><br />Mallya, observing that the IPL owed its success to Modi, remarked: “Unfortunately, this entire issue has snowballed into an unnecessary storm. As far as I am concerned, I am full of appreciation for what Modi has delivered through the IPL. If he has issues with the Government, that's his private matter and he needs to deal with it”.<br /></p>
<p>The BCCI top brass including its President Shashank Manohar, secretary N Srinivasan and Congress MP and BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla, who also heads the board’s media and finance committee, are said to be against Modi continuing as the IPL chief. <br /><br />Others who are against Modi include IPL vice-chairman Niranjan Shah, BCCI vice-president Chirayu Amin and BCCI joint secretary Sanjay Jagdale.<br /><br />However, Modi has reportedly got the support of not only former BCCI chief I S Bindra, but also Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association boss Farooq Abdullah and BCCI Honorary Treasurer MP Pandove. <br /><br />Fence-sitters include BCCI vice-president and DDCA President Arun Jaitley, and former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.<br /><br />Modi had met ICC President-elect and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at the ICC meeting in Dubai on Monday, where both discussed the raging IPL controversy. <br /><br />Support from Mallya<br />Modi, who is said to be in a minority in both the IPL governing council and the BCCI executive committee, got a shot in the arm as Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya and Rajasthan Royals’ part-owner Shilpa Shetty came to his support. <br /><br />Mallya, observing that the IPL owed its success to Modi, remarked: “Unfortunately, this entire issue has snowballed into an unnecessary storm. As far as I am concerned, I am full of appreciation for what Modi has delivered through the IPL. If he has issues with the Government, that's his private matter and he needs to deal with it”.<br /></p>
