kolkata not nominating sourav ganguly as indias nominee for the icc chairpersons post was a shameless political vendetta to give priority to one particular person and deprive another cm mamata banerjee said on thursday adding that she was shocked and wouldnt take it lightly the cms statement came on the day the deadline for icc nomination endedwhat is the unknown reason behind depriving sourav i had myself requested several in the bjp government on souravs nomination i also made an open appeal he is very qualified had sourav gone to icc he would have made the country proud banerjee said stressing that there were precedents in former bcci presidents jagmohan dalmiya and sharad pawar going on to helm the icc she sought to know if a cricketing icon like sourav was being deprived to keep the position open for someone else speaking to reporters at salt lake stadium immediately after reaching kolkata from bagdogra on thursday the cm said the countrys cricket lovers were being denied for petty and selfish reasons and insisted that she would have reacted in a similar manner had icons like sachin tendulkar or mohammad azharuddin been similarly deprived she added that it was souravs decency that had stopped him from speaking out on the issue he sourav has not let anyone know whats in his heart she said