Letter of the Day
2nd July, 2001
Asif Iqbal is lying through his teeth when he says that the CBI report mentions him only in the context of knowing a bookie. It goes much further.
The CBI report also says (and I quote): "... when ever (sic) Asif Iqbal visits Bombay, he calls on Anil Steel and has on some occasions visited his residence along with his family. Asif Iqbal provides Anil Steel information about the pitch, weather, probable results, etc. in cricket matches throughout the world and Anil has also given some gifts of jewellery items etc. to Asif Iqbal and his family in return for this information. Anil Steel introduced Mukesh Kumar Gupta to Asif Iqbal in 1996 in Calcutta during the World Cup inaugural Ceremony."
Asif Iqbal knows that public memory is short and he has been proved right in this - even your reporter did not remember that the report was so clear-cut. It isn't difficult to check - the report is archived on your own site!
Chully Scorbus
