BCCI CEO asked to skip ICC meeting after sexual harassment allegation
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Facing an allegation of sexual harassment, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri was forced to pull out of an upcoming ICC meeting in Singapore after the CoA turned down a request for more time to explain the charges. The allegations were publicly posted on Twitter by another individual on behalf of the woman.
Months after the "#Metoo" movement took Hollywood by storm, it has reached India and has taken no time to make a mark. From Bollywood to politics, and now in cricket as well, numerous skeletons are getting unearrhed every other day. The latest to come in the light has been the BCCI CEO.
The board meeting scheduled in Singapore dated October 16-19 would now be represented by the BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary, CoA chief Vinod Rai told PTI.
“Rahul had sought 14 days for a detailed explanation as he said that he is working with his legal team and since he was to attend ICC Meeting from the two-day meeting in Singapore,” Rai said.
“But I clearly told Rahul that I cannot let this issue simmer for 14 days as the BCCI office will be affected by it. Since he wants to sit with his lawyers now, I allowed him exemption from ICC meeting,” he added.
The convention has been for BCCI secretaries to attend ICC meetings before the CEO post came into existence. The CoA’s decision was made after all allegations found an unidentified woman who claimed to be Johri’s colleague when he worked at a satellite television channel.
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The anonymous account was posted on Twitter by an author,
