New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ended the embargo on BJP MP and former Union minister Anurag Thakur to associate with the BCCI, ending the nine-year old hiatus that kept him away from the Board for not implementing Justice Lodha Committee reforms in BCCI. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi said, "We modify para 25(ii) of our order dated Jan 2, 2017 to the extent that the applicant shall be free to participate in the affairs of BCCI as per Rules and Regulations." Thakur had moved his application in 2018. The ire of the court was directed against the BCCI office bearers and its state affiliates for failing to comply with the norms set out by a committee headed by former CJI RM Lod...