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| SRK meets Dalmiya over 'financial irregularities' By FK, 5 October, 2008 |
 Despite a busy schedule, Kolkata Knight Riders franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan dropped in at the Cricket Association of Bengal premises on Saturday to meet its president Jagmohan Dalmiya over alleged financial irregularities concerning the IPL and the state association. The meeting lasted around half-an-hour.Later in a press conference, Dalmiya said: "There are certain grey areas that need to be sorted out. We discussed certain matters which cannot be divulged at this moment. Otherwise, the entire discussion was very positive. He (Shah Rukh) too has promised to come back and talk about other aspects as well if required." To clear the imbalances, the CAB had formed an IPL committee here that estimated an amount of Rs 7 crore, 26 lakh as the association's expenditure while hosting Twenty20 matches at the Eden Gardens. The bill had been duly sent to the IPL governing council and to Red Chillies Entertainment a month ago. Dalmiya reiterated that feedback had arrived from the concerned parties but did not disclose further details. Putting to rest all the speculations regarding Shah Rukh Khan's association with the city's IPL team, CAB President Jagmohan Dalmiya on Saturday said the bollywood star was not disassociating himself from the Kolkata Knight Riders. Some media reports had claimed that Khan was no more interested in owning the team and was trying to sell it off. Terming his 30-minute meeting with the 'King Khan' as a "courtesy visit" by Khan, the former BCCI president said, "We are all happy that he came here. He told me that 'we are not leaving Kolkata and are prepared to come back again." Before meeting with Dalmiya at the Eden Gardens, Khan had also said that he intended to stay with his IPL team. "I am a Kolkatan from the day we bought Knight Riders," the actor said. Dalmiya further said they are ready to extend full support to bollywood star. "If Shah Rukh comes one-and-half step forward, we will go three-fourth. There will be full cooperation from our side. It was a very friendly, very warm and very open talk. Certain things I don't want to talk to you but our discussion was pretty general but not any individual items (ticket sales, arrangement etc)." About the settlement of about Rs 7.5 crores with regard to the CAB expenses during the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League, Dalmiya said, "There are certain grey areas which have to be sorted out. If the approach is right then there's always a way out. It was so nice of him to come here and discuss the things with us." The former CAB administration, led by Prasun Mukherjee, is yet to get about Rs 7.5 crores for variuos expenses it made during the 45-day extravaganza. https://filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=7522 |
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