NEW DELHI: Delhi and Districts Cricket Association president Rajat Sharma has resigned from his position for a second (and presumably final) time. This time though, DDCA ombudsman Justice (Retd) Badar Durrez Ahmed has accepted the resignation of the noted media personality and promoter of the pro-government Hindi news channel India TV.
Ahmed signed Sharma’s resignation letter, nearly a fortnight after staying the first one submitted on November 16, citing “various pulls and pressures” within the organisation”.
“It is clear that Rajat sharma has expressed his desire not to continue as President of DDCA. This entire controversy surrounding his resignation does not survive any more,” Ahmed said on Friday.
“I wrote to him in the morning and told him to relieve me of my responsibilities,” Sharma told PTI.
In his letter to Ahmed, Sharma stated that he could not continue in an organisation, which is in a “chaotic” state.
“I resigned on November 16 from the post of president DDCA for the reasons stated in the letter. I, however, continued to honour the directions of the ombudsman and later reiterated by the High Court. However, the situation in DDCA is completely chaotic and I find it impossible to continue any further as president,” he wrote.
Sharma’s nearly 20-month tenure was a tumultuous one marred by public differences with general secretary Vinod Tihara, who currently enjoys majority support on the DDCA executive committee.
Tihara won the DDCA elections contesting for Sharma’s group but had a fallout with the president within a few weeks on various cricket and administration-related issues.
Sharma was appointed as DDCA president in July 2018, beating World Cup winning former India cricketer Madal Lal to the post. His group had also managed to win all the 12 seats in the DDCA elections.
