NCP chief Sharad Pawar strikes while the iron is hot. Lashing out a BCCI president N Srinivasan, Pawar, who had held a term as the BCCI president says the situation would not have occurred had been in charge. Refusing to stand by Srinivasan, the NCP chief says Srinivasan should quit. "BCCI's reputation has been tarnished by this scandal," he said. He also seconded Shashank Manohar's idea of referring the matter to the home ministry.

On May 24, the NCP demanded that Srinivasan quit immediately "if he has any sense of morality and public accountability." Party spokesman DP Tripathi told a press conference that Srinivasan was under a shadow of doubt after his son-in-law had been summoned by Mumbai Police for questioning.