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P Damodaren is the MD of Siechem Technologies Ltd. and founder of the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP).

'To promote cricket, my family helped CAP,' says Pondicherry association founder P Damodaren

December 09, 2025 5:34 am

Cricket Association of Puducherry founder P Damodaren responded to a questionnaire from The Indian Express detailing the findings of its investigation, which found coaches at private academies in Pondicherry offering documents for a “fee” to bypass the BCCI's eligibility norms.

At the heart of Cricket Association of Pondicherry, is P Damodaren's Siechem Technologies Ltd, a wires and cables company headquartered in Chennai with a factory in Puducherry. (Express Photo by Lalith Kalidas)

Express Investigation | From land to votes, how a private firm took over Puducherry cricket association

December 09, 2025 8:16 am

The Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) has become a showcase of how the lines between a private enterprise and sports administration blur -- raising serious questions over governance, and conflict of interest in finance, land ownership and voting control.

The Indian cricket system’s strength lies in the belief of fairness -- that skill, sweat and selection together create a level playing field. That is turned upside down in Puducherry. (Express Photo by Lalith Kalidas)

Express Investigation | Dodgy records, fake IDs: Under BCCI watch, Puducherry sells short-cut to cricket big league

December 10, 2025 7:19 am

Private coaches offer 'packages' for cricketers from other states to become 'locals' in Puducherry-- opening the door to local association teams and BCCI riches.

Weeks after fitness trainer assaulted gym owner in Delhi, accused held in Pondicherry

September 02, 2025 3:31 am

According to the police, the incident happened on August 5, when the complainant was allegedly assaulted by the accused identified as Vikas Solanki for the first time

Were the French the ‘good colonisers’ in India? Historian Robert Ivermee says it’s ‘misleading’

August 28, 2025 11:37 am

In his latest book, Glorious Failure: The Forgotten History of French Imperialism in India, Robert Ivermee has put the spotlight on 150 years of France’s attempt to rule over the region and its damaging effects that remain largely absent from historical narratives.