April 23, 2010 1:59 PM

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Raj Thackeray accuses Sharad Pawar for IPL mess

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Friday accused Union Minister and former BCCI chief Sharad Pawar for the IPL mess. <br/> <br/>Talking to reporters in Mumbai, he said, Mr Pawar has helmed the BCCI, the parent body of IPL for years and now he cannot claim that he is no way connected to the Indian Premier League. <br/> <br/>Raj said, if Pawar has nothing to do with IPL, then on whose directions the entertainment tax on T20 matches has been waived off in Maharashtra, where his party is in power with Congress. <br/> <br/>He alleged that Mr Pawar has brought a bad name to the game of cricket. He said the government should not forget that a lot of power was being used for the day and night IPL matches even as several parts of Maharashtra are facing load-shedding.<br/>

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