'Politicians should keep away from running sports bodies'

May 16, 2012 15:47

Speaking to reporters in New Delhi Maken said, "The BCCI should go into the root cause of the problem. They have to handle the investigation because BCCI is recognised by the ICC to run cricket in India. It is their mandate and their duty. They are foremost responsible."

"They should not submit their accounts to us but they should open their accounts to RTIs. This will bring much-needed credibility to BCCI," Maken said.

"If you look at the English Premier League and other leagues worldover, they always have distance from their parent sports federations. The NSF never organises the EPL," he added. He also said that politicians should keep away from running sports bodies.

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