He said he was already present in the meeting when then Board president Jagmohan Dalmiya walked into the meeting and adjourned it. He said Thakur had falsely represented to South Carolina that Srinivasan had barged into the meeting and had stayed put despite repeated requests to leave the room.
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The application, filed on Thursday, had been listed for hearing on October 5, Verma told reporters here.
President from 2008-11, Manohar will start his second innings when the richest cricket board is struggling to cope with problems.
The latest developments may just deal a final blow to Tamil Nadu strongman whose influence in the board has diminished since the last election.
The apex court did not find merit in the plea of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking re-examination of its findings, which held that the amendment to rule 6.2.4 was the “true villain” of the situation leading to conflict of interest arising in IPL format between an administrator’s duty and the commercial interest.
The affidavits claim that Srinivasan was always part of the meeting and his presence was not objected by anyone part of the meeting. When The Tribune contacted Srinivasan, he refused to comment on Thakur’s revelation about Manohar today.
The ICC chairman has made a reference to BCCI’s application seeking SC’s clarification whether Srinivasan can attend board meetings despite conflict of interest allegations against him. They started reaching Mumbai on Friday and a few of them said after another round of discussions, the ruling group will select a proposer from East Zone.
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The petition had sought a reconsideration of court’s verdict contending that court cannot interfere with the internal matters of BCCI and public policy can’t be imposed on BCCI which is a private body.
