Chennai: BCCI chief N. Srinivasan attempted  to save his arrested son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan by distancing him from both the Chennai Super Kings team and the formers cricket role has been uncovered. Srinivasan had said Meiyappan was merely an enthusiastic fan of the Chennai team. But the sources said that there are evidences to nail his lie. Meiyappans identity card which gave him free access to the auction and players at the trench describes him as one of the CSK principals.

After the spot-fixing scandal came to light, the CSK management had promptly erased Meiyappans name from the team website and even edited his twitter account bio that had displayed  his credentials as owner of the team. But the ID card clearly shows Meiyappan was a lot more than what Srinivasan would like us to believe.

It is not just the ID cards recovered from Meiyappans residence that nail the BCCI chiefs lies. An email from IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla in December 2011 also calls the BCCI chiefs bluff. The mail, which was sent by Shukla to all owners, has Meiyappans name as one of the receipients. This mail invited owners of IPL franchises to attend a workshop on January 9 and 10, 2012, the sources said.