Karti Chidambaram mocks Jay Shah’s appointment as BCCI secretary, Twitter humbles him with a reminder

Mocking Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah’s appointment to the BCCI, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram questioned how the “nationalists” would have reacted had he been “elected” during his father’s tenure.

Jay Shah, who will soon be taking charge as the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket, will be working under former India cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, who has been appointed the new president of the body.

Commenting on BCCI’s choice of the new members, the Congress MP wrote on Twitter on October 14:

What if I had been “elected” as @BCCI Secretary during UPA when my father was @HMOIndia, how would the “Nationalists” n Bhakts have reacted? #JustAsking https://t.co/EIYkEU43sO

— Karti P Chidambaram (@KartiPC) October 14, 2019

Moreover, Shah isn’t the only new appointee bearing connections with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Arun Dhumal, the new treasurer of BCCI, happens to be the brother of the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur, who had also served as the BCCI President in the past.

Besides, it is not uncommon in the Indian cricket administration to see representatives of various political parties, including members of the Indian National Congress.

That apart, Karti himself is associated with the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association and was even the vice-president of the All India Tennis Association earlier. Additionally, he is the President of the Tenpin Bowling Federation of India and also the Chief Patron of the All India Karate-Do Federation.

Needless to say, Karti’s post backfired as Twitter users were quick to remind him of all of these.

Dai you were president of enough associations yourself

Story continues below Advertisement

Remove Ad

— Kishore C Iyer (@Kishoreciyer1) October 15, 2019

for you blood
for him tomato saucehttps://t.co/pOy8UnL5rt pic.twitter.com/xYWzgPLUp3

— அந்த நாலு பேர் (@arthwader_o_O) October 14, 2019

Well keeping aside political debates for a moment, I feel it is not necessary for a Secretary or Treasurer of @BCCI to be a cricketer only. It can be anybody who has the skills to manage a body as huge as the BCCI.

— Sreejith Nair (@iam_SreejithN) October 15, 2019

Jai shah was joint secretary of GCA before moving to BCCI. you got tennis association chief job while your dad was HM

— Anil Girotra (@anilgirotra25) October 15, 2019

Your father did not object to these btw Jr..
Sharad Pawar the great all rounder was till recently president of Mumbai Cricket Association. Lalu Yadav was BCA president. Congress MP Rajiv Shukla's BCCI/UPCA Stint. CP Joshi in Rajasthan and Jyotiraditya Scindia heading MPCA.

— Sairam Balasubramanian (@sairambalasubra) October 14, 2019

Thus asked challenger 250 circuit serial winner and Veep of the tamil nadu tennis association

— ரAम (@ramb096) October 14, 2019

Do you know who was VP at Tennis Association ? pic.twitter.com/yvYWNlccnQ

— Garima Wadhwani (@garima_wadhwani) October 14, 2019