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New Delhi: Ivan Rodrigues, father of India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, claimed that he used the facilities of the Khar Gymkhana for prayer meetings and they were in no way 'conversion meetings' as quoted by media reports.

Ivan issued a public statement on Instagram on Friday after Jemimah's membership was cancelled by Khar Gymkhana over his father's 'religious activities' on club premises.

"We had availed of the facilities at the Khar Gymkhana for the purpose of prayer meetings on multiple occasions, over a period of a year since April 2023. However, this was done in complete accordance with the procedures that Khar Gymkhana have in place, and in full knowledge of the office bearers," Ivan wrote in a statement on Instagram.