Sri Lanka Cricket VP Mathivanan quits

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Creating fresh setbacks to Sri Lanka Cricket its Vice President K. Mathiavanan resigned yesterday allegedly being compelled to withdraw from a contest with Secretary Nishantha Ranathunga for the Presidency of leading Cricket Club- Colts.

Mathiavanan has said that unwarranted pressure and interference in the run up to the Colts CC elections had compelled him to resign. “There were circumstances beyond my control which compelled me to step down from the contest,” he has said adding he couldn’t stand up to powerful elements that control cricket administration “There is a mafia in operation which is running Cricket. Even cricketers have been targeted now. I want to keep my integrity and reputation intact therefore I took this decision to stay away from all forms of cricket,” alleged Mathivanan who has been Colts’ President for the past 12 years. In his letter of resignation tendered to SLC President Jayan-thaDarmadasa, Mathivanan said that “Circumstances that are prevailing, does not permit my conscience to continue to be in this role anymore”. He was elected as Vice President of the SLC with the highest number of votes at the Annual General Meeting held earlier this year. Mathiavanan a former first class cricketer of Saracens Sports Club and the CCC is presently the Chairman of East West Marketing.