Gurunath Meiyappan

In this Indian name, the name Gurunath is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Meiyappan.
Gurunath Meiyappan
NationalityIndian
EducationB.Com[1]
Alma materLoyola College[1]
SpouseRupa Gurunath[1]
Parent(s)AVM Balasubramanian,[2] Lalitha Balasubramanian[3]
RelativesA. V. Meiyappan (grandfather)

Gurunath Meiyappan is a member of the AVM family[2] and is the son-in-law of industrialist, former president of the BCCI, and former chairman of the ICC, N. Srinivasan.[1] He was the "team principal" of the IPL cricket franchise, Chennai Super Kings and was implicated in the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case.[1][2] An inquiry committee headed by former Chief Justice RM Lodha found both Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals co-owner, Raj Kundra, guilty of bringing the game of cricket into disrepute and banned them for life.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Who is Gurunath Meiyappan?". 24 May 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Gurunath Meiyappan: A king-size Chennai super doosra". 4 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Low-profile Gurunath a sportsperson to the core". The Hindu. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ^ "IPL Spot fixing: Meiyappan, Kundra banned for life; CSK, RR suspended for two years". IBNLive. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.