West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has congratulated Home Minister Amit Shah on her son Jai Shah becoming ICC President. He wrote in a post on Twitter on Thursday (August 29) that- Home Minister, congratulations! Your son did not become a leader, but became the ICC chairman. Mamata Banerjee further wrote – The position of ICC President is more influential than most politicians. Your son has become very powerful indeed. I congratulate you on his greatest achievement. CM of Assam said – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reacted to this post of Mamata apart from handing over this post to the nephew and son of the party. While sharing Bengal Chief Minister's post on X, he wrote, Didi, ICC Chairperson is an elected post. This is different from handing over control of the organization to your nephew or son. We should be proud that along with Jai Shah, five Indians have had the honor of leading global cricket. TMC MP said – It is not appropriate to use the word elected by Dalal TMC Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale hit back at Himanta Biswa's comment. He said it was not appropriate to use the word 'elected' for someone who acted like an intermediary to topple state governments in Maharashtra or Jharkhand. Gokhale wrote on X-Himanta Biswa Sarmaji, the word “elected” is not appropriate for you as a personality who acts like a broker when it comes to forming a state government in Maharashtra or Jharkhand. Of course, as we know, the ICC chairman is an elected position. Hand sanitizer is not available to give to family and friends. CM Mamata has rightly said that the post of new ICC chief is very powerful. So powerful, in fact, that even a chief minister of your stature is desperate to please him. Jai Shah Elected Unopposed as ICC President Jai Shah was elected as the President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, August 27. No one filed against Shah. In such a situation the election did not take place and he was elected unopposed. He will succeed current chairman Greg Barclay on December 1. New Zealand's Greg Barclay's tenure ends on November 30. He was on this post since 2020. Jay Shah is currently the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He will be the 5th Indian Chief of ICC. 4 Indians have held the post of ICC Chief before him. Jagmohan Dalmiya was the ICC chief from 1997 to 2000, Sharad Pawar from 2010 to 2012, N Srinivasan from 2014 to 2015 and Shashank Manohar from 2015 to 2020. Jai Shah to be youngest president 35-year-old Jai Shah will be ICC's 16th and youngest president. He will turn 36 on September 22. All the 15 chairmen before him were above 55 years of age. Shah was preceded by Percy Son of South Africa who became president in 2006 at the age of 56. Shah, 20 years his junior, will now become the youngest ICC president at the age of 36. Arun Jaitley's son Rohan may become BCCI secretary Jai Shah will step down as BCCI secretary after becoming ICC president. Arun Jaitley's son and Delhi Cricket Association (DDCA) president Rohan Jaitley may become the new BCCI secretary in his place. Click here to read full news…
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'Home Minister, congratulations!': CM Mamata's post on Jai Shah becoming ICC chairman; Wrote – The son did not become a leader, but became more powerful than him
