HCA Apex Council holds meeting ignoring objections by President Azharuddin By Abhijit Sen Gupta| Updated: 5th May 2021 1:05 am IST Hyderabad Cricket Association John Manoj Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association held its Apex Council meeting over a Zoom call on today (May 4) due to the ongoing pandemic. Although President Mohammed Azharuddin had expressed his objections to the meeting being conducted, the council members felt that urgent matters could not be put off any longer. Some important and pending issues were finalised and in the absence of the President Mohammed Azharuddin, the meeting was chaired by the Vice President John Manoj. Speaking to siasat.com John Manoj explained the urgency of the meeting that had to be held. “There were a few important points that had to be discussed today. We could not put it off indefinitely. The administration of the HCA cannot be put on hold because we do not know when this coronavirus problem will end. We had to issue letters to the committee members who had been appointed and also clear payments that were pending for a long time,” said John Manoj.