Jayalalithaa said the Tamil Nadu government would permit IPL matches only if the organisers provide an undertaking that no Sri Lankan players, umpires, officials or support staff would participate in these matches
The Indian Premier League (IPL)'s sixth edition appears to have hit a political storm in Tamil Nadu as the state chief minister denied permission to allow cricket matches if the teams have players from Sri Lanka.
Amidst the protest supporting Tamilians in the island nation, TN chief minister J Jalyalalithaa, said the IPL matches would be permitted in Tamil Nadu only if there are no Sri Lankan players, umpires, officials or support staff involved in the game.
“In view of the popular antipathy and anger in the state against the actions of the government of Sri Lanka, the government of Tamil Nadu is of the view that IPL matches involving Sri Lankan players, umpires and other officials should not be played in Tamil Nadu,” she said.
In a letter sent to prime minister Manmohan Singh, she said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may be advised by the Centre to prevail upon the IPL organisers not to allow Sri Lankan players, officials, umpires and support staff to take part in the tournament in the state.
Jayalalithaa said the state government would permit IPL matches in Tamil Nadu only if the organisers provide an undertaking that no Sri Lankan players, umpires, officials or support staff would participate in these matches.
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