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BCCI seeks clarification on tricolour use

NEW DELHI, FEB. 24. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought a clarification from the Centre if the Indian cricketers could use the three colours on the national flag in their costume without the Ashok Chakra after the Government banned display of the tricolour by them in the uniform.

In a letter to the Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, the BCCI Vice-President, Rajiv Shukla, said: ``While we wish to follow the Government's directive in this regard, a clarification has been sought by some of the players whether they could simply use the three national colours — saffron, white and green — without the Ashok Chakra, or this too is prohibited.''

Shukla had met the Home Minister here on Tuesday and discussed the issue with him, informed sources said.

The BCCI Vice-President, in his letter, recalled that the BCCI had sought the advice of the Sports Ministry with regard to the national flag being used on the helmets by some of the cricketers

``On February 11, the Sports Ministry, along with a copy of the letter dated February 3 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, communicated to us that the national flag cannot be used as a portion of costume or uniform of any description including helmets,'' Shukla said. — PTI

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