Premal Udani, president Cricket Club of India (CCI), maintains that the SoBo club covered up Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's picture off its own bat, and that there was no pressure to do so. However, insiders say that it was only after a visit from the Shiv Sena that the mural was covered. Sena members also threatened CCI to keep Khan's picture covered, or face action from them.

Khan's picture is part of a wall mural at the club's ground-floor restaurant, All Rounder. Udani said they had included Khan's image in the mural because he was a world-renowned cricketer, but decided to cover it up "to express our deep anguish at what has transpired [the Pulwama attacks]." He stressed, though, that there was "no pressure on the club to cover the picture, contrary to the buzz, a political party did come to the club. We covered the picture ourselves. We cannot remove it [the mural] at once, as it will require closure of the restaurant. For now, though, the picture has been obliterated."