His last tweet on May 18 begins with a comment on the dodgy weather, "Cloudy day in Bangalore. Hope we get a full game..." Days later, the owner of the most successful IPL franchise and son-in-law of BCCI chief N Srinivasan has landed at the centre of a brewing storm over irregularities in cricket.

Known to be reticent and superstitious, Gurunath Meiyappan, 35, is from a clan that ran one of south India's most successful film studios -- AVM Productions -- although he was not part of the branch which controlled much of the business. Gurunath's claim to fame rests largely on his association with the India Cements group through marriage.

Source: A school dropout, Gurunath tried to build career in Srinivasan shadow - Times Of India