Mumbai Cricket Association vice-president Amol Kale, who has been named in an alleged information technology scam by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, has denied the allegations, saying that he had not taken any work contract from the state government. Kale said he will sue the Rajya Sabha MP and others for defaming him. In a statement datelined Mumbai, Kale clarified that he was very much in the country and the allegations were “misleading, mala fide and political” in nature.

On Tuesday, Raut accused Kale and Vijay Dhawangale of being involved in an alleged Rs 25,000-crore scam. Pic/Bipin Kokate