CRICKET JOURNALIST BANNED FOR TWO YEARS: Know Why
(The Quiver) : Senior cricket journalist Boria Majumdar is banned for two-year from covering the matches in India after he is found guilty in the Wriddhiman Saha text case.
As revealed by sources,BCCI enquiry committee took the decision on Saturday at the meeting . The BCCI had formed a three-member panel comprising vice-president Rajeev Shukla, treasurer Arun Dhumal and Apex Council member Prabhtej Bhatia to probe Saha’s allegation.
Saha had earlier posted a series of tweets on February 23 against an unnamed journalist, accusing him of threatening him over Whatsapp. The journalist then accused Saha for doctoring the Whatsapp screenshots. Later it was disclosed that the accused was Majumdar.
One of the messages in the chat read as, “You did not call. Never again will I interview you. I don`t take insults kindly. And I will remember this.”
“While deposing before the committee, Saha identified Majumdar and alleged that he was “bullied” for an interview.
Sahas tweet took the cricketing world by storm. Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag offered his support to Saha and urge him to name Majumdar, who was not identified till then.
“Extremely sad. Such sense of entitlement, neither is he respected nor a journalist, just chamchagiri. With you Wriddhi,” tweeted Sehwag at that time.
