New Delhi: One of the oldest clubs of Mumbai has cancelled the membership of Jemimah Rodrigues, after some of the members reportedly objected to her father Ivan using the club premises for “religious activities.”
The Khar Gymkhana cancelled the cricketer’s membership after the other members levelled allegations that events were organised to “convert” the “vulnerable”, reported The Indian Express.
The decision to cancel the membership of Rodrigues was taken at the annual general meeting of the club on Sunday (October 20).
“The honorary three-year membership given to Ms Jemimah Rodrigues was revoked pursuant to a resolution passed by the members who attended the general meeting held on October 20, 2024,” said Khar Gymkhana president Vivek Devnani.
Rodrigues and her father couldn’t be reached by the newspaper for comments.
“We came to know that Jemimah Rodrigues’s father was attached to an organisation called Brother Manuel Ministries. They booked the presidential hall for almost a year and a half and held 35 events. We all know what was happening there,” said Shiv Malhotra, member of the managing committee of the Gymkhana.
“We hear about conversions all over the country, but it’s happening right under our nose. There was dancing, expensive music equipment, big screens. As per Khar Gymkhana’s bye-laws Rule 4A of the constitution, Khar Gymkhana does not permit any religious activity,” he added.
This story was edited to correct the club’s name to Khar Gymkhana.
