Cricketer dismisses rumours of meeting with Amit Shah

BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly said that he would not meet Union Minister Amit Shah and he is travelling to Delhi to attend a function at DDCA. There has been speculation that the cricketer would meet Shah during his visit.

New Delhi: Sourav Ganguly, BCCI president and former national cricket team captain, on his way to Delhi, dismissed speculations that he would meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He said that he was heading to the national capital to attend a function at Delhi District Cricket Association. There would be no meeting with Amit Shah, he added.

Last day, rumours circulated that he would meet Shah. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday met Ganguly to discuss various issues.

Earlier, in October 2019, Ganguly met Shah leading to speculations of his candidature in West Bengal 2021 Assembly polls, according to reports.

He had rejected rumours that his ties with BJP would benefit him with presidentship of BCCI. Reports suggested that Amit Shah's son Jay Shah also reinforced that the party had no influence over BCCI presidentship.

Jay Shah is the secretary of BCCI, while, BJP leader Anurag Thakur's brother Arun Dhumal is the treasurer.

It should also be noted, in 2019, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh had said that if Ganguly joins politics, it would lead to the prosperity of the party. He also added that Gautam Gambir had joined BJP and the party welcomes everybody, reports said.