India's cricket chiefs on Saturday vowed to enforce a life-long ban on Lalit Modi after the disgraced Indian Premier League founder contested elections for a state association in absentia.
Modi, who lives in self-exile in London with his passport revoked by the Indian government on corruption charges, had contested for the post of president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) on December 19.
Results for the Supreme Court-monitored elections will be declared by the apex court on January 6, but the Modi faction has claimed support of 25 of the 33 district units in the state.
The elections had angered the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which in September had banned Modi for life from holding any cricket post after finding him guilty of "serious" acts of indiscipline and misconduct.
An emergency meeting of the BCCI's working committee on Saturday termed the RCA as a "delinquent" member and voted to keep Modi out of cricket administration.
"Subject to the decision of the Supreme Court, strict disciplinary action should be taken against the delinquent member (the RCA) while protecting the interest of the game in the state of Rajasthan," the BCCI said in a statement after the meeting.
The BCCI had earlier warned the state association it could be suspended from sending teams for official domestic tournaments and age-group events.
The RCA said the elections were conducted as per the instructions of the Supreme Court, which had allowed Modi to contest.
Modi had been removed as IPL chairman and BCCI vice-president after the end of the third edition of the popular Twenty20 league in 2010.
The 50-year-old scion of a business family, being investigated by the government on corruption and money-laundering charges, has in the past denied all allegations against him.
The life ban was unrelated to the spot-fixing and betting scandals swirling around the IPL which has led to players, bookmakers and others being charged over their alleged involvement.
