BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, who was alleged of sexual harassment on social media, will not be representing India at the upcoming International Cricket Council’s (ICC) chief executives’ meeting in Singapore. On Sunday, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) told Johri about the decision and has now asked BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary to attend the two-day meeting.

It has been expected that the ICC will discuss the possibility of including cricket at the Olympics and how to tighten various T20 and T10 leagues sanctioned in the future during the meeting. The CoA’s decision was made after accusations by an anonymous woman who claimed to be Johri’s colleague when he worked at a satellite TV channel. The accusations were posted on Twitter by another individual on behalf of the woman. Following the accusations, the CoA sought an explanation from Johri “within a week”.

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Through an anonymous post that shared by the author Harnidh Kaur, Johri has been accused of misbehaving and sexual assault to a woman during their working days with a satellite channel.

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In a press release, the CoA, headed by Vinod Rai, said: “There are certain media reports today, including in the social media, pertaining to Mr Rahul Johri, CEO BCCI. The reports disclose allegations of sexual harassment made against Mr Johri by an unnamed person through a Twitter handle. The allegations also relate to his previous employment with a large media house. The allegations have appeared as a part of the ‘me too’ movement.”

Johri is serving as BCCI CEO since June 2016. He is the responsible person for the functioning, operations, stakeholder management and building strategies for further promoting cricket in India. Prior to that role, Johri served as Executive Vice President and General Manager – South Asia for Discovery Networks Asia Pacific.