Remove ban on Azharuddin

In the year 2000 the BCCI appointee three-member disciplinary committee comprising of president (Dr. A. C. Muthiah) and two vice presidents (Kamal Morarka and K. M. Ram Prasad) didn't come to equal terms and 2:1 majority saw former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin being life-banned.

"Now Azharuddin is a Member of Parliament (MP), the life ban should not have been imposed at first place. "I was deadly against the move. I had expressed my opinion in the form of a letter", Kamal Morarka said. The copy of the said letter is with Mohd. Azharuddin also. While defending his case, he had produced the same in court, it is learnt.

"I could not attend the meeting on that particular day and requested the meeting be held on some other day. They didn't listen to it and went on with the verdict. But even if I had attendend the meeting, it would not have made much of a difference as two other members wanted ban on Azharuddin", he said. There was no evidence suggesting Azhar's role in match-fixing. I would have suggested the lighter punishment (in the form of fine etc.) for him", Kamal Morarka added.

K. M. Ram Prasad, now recovering from the illness, said from Bangalore's Ramaiyya Hospital bed, "looking at the improved behaviour of the former captain, I believe the life ban should be removed". "The Indian cricket board can certainly do it". "The people from his (Mooradabad) consituency have pardoned him and sent him to the Parliament and this life-ban on him should be removed".