BCCI CEO Rahul Johri asked to quit with immediate effect by top officials

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri, who had tendered his resignation in February has been w officially asked by senior BCCI officials to quit with immediate effect for "leaking confidential Board information."

A BCCI source, on condition of anymity, told Republic TV, "We have received a series of complaints against him ranging from misconduct to leaking of extremely confidential matters. This is t acceptable at any cost. He had resigned earlier but we had given opportunity. But t anymore. Financial matters are kept confidential. It is a serious lapse that cant be excused. We expect highest levels of confidentiality when any bid takes place in an organisation. We have a sent mail asking him to quit as his earlier resignation has been accepted by Board." 

immediate trigger for asking him to quit comes after he had reportedly leaked financial tender information with regards to team sponsorship. 

"re was a huge uproar within BCCI over his alleged sexual misconduct with a staff member and was asked to undergo sensitisation. But this was bound to happen it was just a matter of time," BCCI official observed.

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