The Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Narayanaswami Srinivasan's daughter Rupa Gurunath is all set to become the president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) on September 26. She will be the first woman president of BCCI affiliated state association. As per sources, this decision was taken during TNCA's executive committee meeting held on Sunday. It is highly unlikely that Rupa will face any opposition. The last date for filing nomination is September 24.

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association

As per reports, with Rupa taking over the reins, TNCA will remain under control of the Srinivasan family, as it has been the case for the better part of the last two decades. The other candidates in the process for various posts are R S Ramaswamy as Vice-President, K A Shankar as Joint Secretary, J Parthasarathyas Treasurer, and N Venkataraman and Assistant Treasurer.

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Even though Rupa's husband Guruanth Meiyappan, former owner of Chennai Super Kings, has been banned for life by the BCCI, for being involved in betting during the 2013 IPL which was rocked by spot-fixing scandal. Meiyappan was in fact arrested by the Mumbai Police in midst of IPL. Another state unit where the family rule will continue is Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association where another former BCCI president Anurag Thakur's younger brother Arun will take charge from September 27.

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Supreme Court order

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the TNCA to hold elections to elect office-bearers but said the results will be subject to its decision. The need to complete the TNCA elections before September 28 deadline as per the Supreme Court directive forced the association to quicken proceedings. A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao said the state cricket associations can go ahead with the elections but will not declare the results. It will be subject to the order of this court and legal remedies will be available to parties. The Committee of Administrators had set October 22 as the date for the BCCI AGM and elections and set September 28 as the deadline for the state units to conduct their elections.

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(With PTI inputs)