Azharuddin joins Congress

Spokesperson Veerappa Moily confirmed that former Indian cricket team captain, Azharudding is to join the Congress party. Moily said that he is joining the party unconditionally and it is not yet decided if he would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from Andhra Pradesh. Regarding the crickiter's troubles past(the life ban imposed by the BCCI), Moily said that there is no criminal record agains Azharuddin and whatever the matter is,its between the BCCI and him. He further justified Azhar's entry into congress by saying that Azhar served the Indian cricket team oustandingly for 9 years and that he has also filed a case against the ban imposed on him by BCCI. Trying to escape the situation on Sanjay Dutt's entry to samjawadi party, he said that he has no comments on that and Sanjay can join any party he wants to. According to earlier reports, Azhar is to meet congress chief Sonia Gandhi after which he might visit party headquarters and formally announce his entry to the party. Congress is likely to let Azhar play from his home ground Andhra. It is yet to see that how the former cricketer will fair in the new innings as a politician.

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