Demanding that the Indian Premier League (IPL) be "closed", Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former cricketer, Kirti Azad will be sitting on a fast later today against the sporting event.
"It (IPL) should be closed. Some other cricketers and civil society members will also join me," Azad told reporters on Friday.
"IPL I suppose is only entertainment... but we have money laundering, we have violation of foreign exchange, we have one player slapping another, there was a sting operation for spot fixing, now rape was left... that has also come in," Azad added.
"Somebody got drunk and went into the cricket ground where nobody is allowed to go after a match. This is a mix of intoxication and entertainment..." he said, an apparent reference to the fracas between actor Shah Rukh Khan and officials at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night.
The IPL over the last week has been caught in a slew of controversies. First there was a sting operation done by a TV channel that showed IPL players indulging in spot fixing. Then Shahrukh Khan's scuffle with the guards at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium made headlines.
The latest controversy was the arrest and subsequent release of Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke Pomersbach on charges of molesting an American woman in a Delhi hotel.
Source: Former cricketer Kirti Azad on dharna against IPL
"It (IPL) should be closed. Some other cricketers and civil society members will also join me," Azad told reporters on Friday.
"IPL I suppose is only entertainment... but we have money laundering, we have violation of foreign exchange, we have one player slapping another, there was a sting operation for spot fixing, now rape was left... that has also come in," Azad added.
"Somebody got drunk and went into the cricket ground where nobody is allowed to go after a match. This is a mix of intoxication and entertainment..." he said, an apparent reference to the fracas between actor Shah Rukh Khan and officials at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night.
The IPL over the last week has been caught in a slew of controversies. First there was a sting operation done by a TV channel that showed IPL players indulging in spot fixing. Then Shahrukh Khan's scuffle with the guards at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium made headlines.
The latest controversy was the arrest and subsequent release of Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke Pomersbach on charges of molesting an American woman in a Delhi hotel.
Source: Former cricketer Kirti Azad on dharna against IPL
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