The chief minister, who had advised Dalmiya not to seek re-election as the president of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), vowed to continue his battle with the wily cricket administrator.

"So far I'm concerned I'll not compromise with this man. The battle will continue. I want him to leave this post. I want him to leave the organisation," Bhattacharjee told newspersons here.

Describing Dalmiya's rule over CAB as an 'evil empire', the Chief Minister said "until it is removed, the fight will continue." "Yes, I want him to leave. So long he is there in the CAB the future of cricket in Bengal is doomed. Unless he leaves, it will further deteriorate," he said.

"He has many interests ... Vested interests ... All interests other than cricket," the Chief Minister said.

Justifying his public statement last month that Dalmiya should stay away from the CAB presidential contest, he said, "whatever I said, I said consciously. In normal circumstances one does not take such a stand. But there are times when it is a crime not to intervene when such interventions are necessary." "I said this in the interest of Bengal cricket, the cricketers and to save the Eden Gardens which has become a condemned stadium," Bhattacharjee said at the state secretariat.