Ajinkya Naik, at 37, has grow to be the youngest president of Mumbai Cricket Affiliation after defeating Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar’s candidate Sanjay Naik by 107 votes in a one-sided election on Tuesday.
Ajinkya was serving because the secretary of the affiliation beneath Amole Kale’s. The MCA needed to name for an election for the president publish after Kale’s demise final month.
“It’s a win for Mumbai maidaan and their membership secretaries as I’m simply one in every of them. I’ve been a part of numerous committees for multiple decade. My journey has been one in every of a pyramid. The outcome got here as per my expectations,” Ajinkya mentioned after the win. Ajinkya secured 221 votes whereas Sanjay bought 114 votes.
Ajinkya mentioned one his priorities can be to strategy the company homes to create extra jobs for the cricketers. Citing the dearth of job alternatives for gamers, Ajinkya mentioned it is a matter that must be addressed.
Though Ajinkya fought for the publish with none politician formally backing him, he admitted that behind the scenes, ‘unseen powers’ helped him in changing into the youngest president in MCA’s historical past.
“There have been a variety of unseen powers, and slowly you’ll come to know who they have been . Our mentor is Sharad Pawar sir. We have now been following him for lengthy now,” he added.
A former faculty and membership cricketer, Ajinkya served as MCA Apex Council member in 2019 and later was elected as MCA’s secretary in 2022.
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