Nita Ambani is also a director of Reliance Industries, which recently bought the IPL digital rights through subsidiary Viacom18 for Rs 23,758 crore.
Nita Ambani is also a director of Reliance Industries, which recently bought the IPL digital rights through subsidiary Viacom18 for Rs 23,758 crore.
BCCI ethics officer Vineet Saran on Friday asked Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani to file a written reply by September 2 on the conflict of interest allegations leveled against her.
Former Supreme Court judge Saran, who replaced DK Jain as BCCI ethics and ombudsman, issued notice to Ms Ambani after receiving a complaint from former MPCA member Sanjeev Gupta.
Mr Gupta alleged that the owner of Mumbai Indians has a conflict of interest as he is also a director in Reliance Industries, which was recently bought Assistant Viacom 18. IPL digital rights for ₹23,758 crore via,
“It is submitted that the RIL website states that Viacom18 is a subsidiary of RIL,” Mr Gupta wrote in his complaint.
Mr Saran wrote in his order: “You are hereby informed that the Ethics Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has received a complaint under Rule 39(b) of the BCCI Rules and Regulations regarding certain acts, allegedly on your behalf. constitute a “conflict of interest”.
“You are directed to file your written response to the attached complaint on or before 2-9-2022.”