Why Rahul steers clear of cricket corruption

January 20, 2016 14:54

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has to steer clear of corruption in cricket as his lieutenant Jyotiraditya Scindia, the MP from Guna, is in close touch with BJP leaders including Arun Jaitley and BCCI secterary Anurag Thakur. Eight AICC leaders are in the thick of BCCI and IPL, which explains the predicament of IPL Commissioner Rajiv Shukla who has to sail in two boats -- one foot in the Rahul Gandhi camp and the other in the Arun Jaitley group.

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