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Mohd Azharuddin joins Congress

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Posted: Feb 19, 2009 at 1820 hrs IST

New Delhi: Mohd Azharuddin, whose brilliant cricket career was cut short by match-fixing allegations nine years ago, on Thursday started a new innings by joining Congress amid indications that he may contest the Lok Sabha elections from Hyderabad.

"I have always been an admirer of Congress which fought for independence and I want to give back something to the nation by joining politics," said the former longest serving captain of the Indian team at a press conference in the AICC headquarters where he was formally welcomed into the party after a meeting with Sonia Gandhi.

Azharuddin (47), who was banned by the BCCI from playing cricket in 2000 after a probe into his role in the match-fixing scam, parried a question whether he had joined the party to contest the coming elections from Hyderabad.

"I am not the captain now. I am a player. I can't decide. If the party thinks I am good enough (to contest elections) I will abide by it. As of now, I don't know anything," he said.

Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily, who welcomed him into the party, said there was no case against him in any court in India.

"Only he has filed a case against the BCCI," he said.

Andhra Pradesh Congress president D Srinivas was also present on the occasion when Azharuddin joined the party.

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Comments

join the congress
by jalees on 2009-03-05 15:56:55.129518+05:30
sonia gandhi ji is become a prime minster of india but ticaket will give the right person who is well educatated
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Congress demise
by Hero Vaz on 2009-02-24 00:02:10.924736+05:30
The death knell of the Congress has rung out aloud and clear with Azaruddin joining the Congress. There are more characters like Azaruddin and they should also be persuaded to join the Congress because a large number of people will be required to carry the heavy bier of the Congress corpse to the cremation ground !!!!
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traitors in congress
by PRASANTH on 2009-02-22 13:29:06.832531+05:30
perfect place for a TRAITOR. now we need more like them . also try afzal guru, kasab and if possible even bin laden. CONGRESS KA HAATH AAM AADMI SAAF.
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azharuddin and 2009
by MK DAMODARAN on 2009-02-21 14:47:43.351041+05:30
Azharuddin was born on February 8,1963.His fate number is 29 that adds up to 2(8 2 1 9 6 3=29).So,the year 2009 is crucial for him.It was in the year 2000 that his cricket career was cut short(2 0 0 0=2) Numerologically,a period of 9 ( or multiple of 9) is a turning point.So,that way also,the current year is significant for him.
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CELEBRITY POLITICS
by Niranjan on 2009-02-20 06:47:20.59944+05:30
THERE WE GO AGAIN, ELEVATING A TAINTED CELEBRITY TO THE 'GOD' LEVEL. OUR PEOPLE ARE SO NAIVE THAT WHEN THEY SEE A CELEBRITY, THEY FORGET AND FORGIVE EVERYTHING THAT HE/SHE HAS DONE AND VOTE FOR THEM BLINDLY. UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE MORE OF THESE NAIVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPRESSED BY THE CELEBRITY OR STAR STATUS OF THE PERSON THAT THEY WILL VOTE FOR THEM TIME AND AGAIN AND INDIAN POLITICS WILL KEEP ON GOING DOWN AGAIN AND AGAIN! GOD SAVE THE MOTHERLAND.
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