Amit Shah's Son Jay Shah, Anurag Thakur's Brother Arun Singh Dhumal Get Top BCCI Posts; Netizens Call Out BJP on Twitter For 'Nepotism'

New Delhi, October 14: In a dramatic turn of events, former Indian team capital Sourav Ganguly was elected as the consensus candidate to be the next BCCI President. Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's son Jay Shah will be the new secretary while Arun Singh Dhumal will be the new treasurer. Dhumal is the younger brother of Minister of State (MoS) for Finance and former BCCI president Anurag Thakur. Sourav Ganguly, All Set To Become BCCI President, Admits That It Will Be a Challenging Job.

"Amit Shah's son Jay Shah will be secretary and Anurag Thakur's brother Arun Dhumal is set to become treasurer of the BCCI," a source close to one of the top members of cricket association in BCCI told to the news agency ANI. Sourav Ganguly, New BCCI President-Elect Says Taking Over at a Time When BCCI Image Has Got Hampered.

The last date for nominations is Monday, October 14 for October 23 elections. However, there will be no elections since all candidates have emerged unopposed. Following this development emerged on the internet, netizens are accusing BJP of being as dynastic as the Indian National Congress.

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Meanwhile, the dynasty rule is not new to Cricket. N Srinivasan’s daughter Rupa Meiyappan was elected as president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. Rupa is the wife of Gurunath Meiyappan, who is serving life ban for IPL spot-fixing scandal. Jaydev Shah, who is the son of former BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah, was elected as president of Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) last month.

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