The Mumbai Cricket Association [MCA] has today said in its reports that it banned Kolkata Knight Riders [KKR] co-owner and Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium for five years for misbehaving with MCA officials and neglecting the rules of the stadium.
Further, the decision was taken at the MCA Managing Committee meeting, which was called to have brief discussion on this matter, which reveals that the actor is involved in a misbehave with the security officials and other officials after the KKR beats MI on Wednesday night.
Talking to media, MCA President Vilasrao Deshmukh said, “Our association was sending out a message that misbehaviour of any kind would not be tolerated.”
He said, “If rules are violated, action will be taken. It does not depend who the individual is. It’s a message to everyone whosoever he or she may be that stern action will be taken if there is any misbehaviour.”
On the other side, Shahrukh had denied all such allegations that he misbehaved with any official that night. He said that he acted only after children, including his kids, were “manhandled” by the security staff.
“How can he go inside the ground without proper accreditation. Even I can’t go inside the ground if not invited for presentation ceremony,” said Vilasrao Deshmukh.
He said, “We have handed a five-year ban on him and it was a unanimous decision. It applies to any match whether domestic or international at the Wankhede.”
When asked by a reporter that if BCCI can undo this ban on Shahrukh, he said, “We have taken a decision to protect the dignity of our association. BCCI is our parent body and we have written to them informing what had happened. We have no control over BCCI’s decision. We are also an independent body with the Wankhede being our property.”
Though, the IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla has said that the final decision will be taken by the BCCI.
Talking to media in New Delhi, Rajiv Shukla said, “State bodies can only recommend but a final decision has to be taken by the BCCI. When the matter comes to BCCI, the Board will decide (on the ban)”
Meanwhile, MCA President Vilasrao Deshmukh told media that many officials from MCA were present at the center when SRK misbehaved and they all expressed their strong view against him.
“There were a lot of MCA officials present at the time of fracas. Nothing more was needed to prove that he (Khan) misbehaved. The Assistant Commissioner of Police himself was present and he said Khan was drunk,” said Mr. Deshmukh.
When asked that is there any chance of the ban being removed, he said, “There is no question of that.Khan did not make any representation to us, nor apologise. He could also have filed a police complaint but he did not do that.”
He said, “Whether BCCI, IPL or MCA, such kind of misbehaviour cannot be tolerated. We have also filed a police complaint and it’s upto the police to act now.”
In the meantime, the BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty has told media that the Board has received a complaint from the MCA regarding the Shahrukh brawl at Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night.
Ratnakar Shetty said, “The BCCI has got a complaint from the MCA. We will see to it. We will also think of some measures from the next IPL onwards to ensure that such incidents do not happen in future.”
He said, “This is an unprecedented situation. We have never come across such incidents in the last five years at the Wankhede Stadium. It was extreme restrain shown by the MCA officials in the face of abusive language being hurled on them. They should be appreciated.”
