IPL chief resists meet on corruption
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April 22, 2010, Thursday
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INDIAN Premier League chief Lalit Modi wants to postpone next week's meeting of the governing council regarding the corruption allegations surrounding the new Kochi team, according to a news report.
The Press Trust of India news agency reported yesterday that Modi was questioning the legality of the meeting on the basis that only he can convene it as the IPL commissioner. Modi could not be immediately reached for comment.
On Tuesday, ICC vice president Sharad Pawar announced a meeting of the IPL governing council for next Monday, one week after India junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor quit following claims he was secretly given a quarter share of the Kochi franchise.
Last month, Tharoor helped to put together a group of investors who paid more than US$330 million to bring a team to Kochi, a port city in southern Kerala state, part of which he represents in Parliament.
A controversy erupted after Modi questioned why a 25 percent share in the franchise was given to a group that included a friend of Tharoor's.
It was alleged the friend's shares were really intended as a hidden gift to Tharoor.
PTI reported that income tax officials yesterday visited the offices of the Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata and the India Cements, the owner of the Chennai Super Kings, in Chennai to investigate any financial irregularities.
Red Chillies Entertainment, one of the owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders, belongs to Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla.
This week, India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said income tax authorities were investigating the sources and channels of funding of the team owners.
Modi reportedly has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India that he would not be able to attend Monday's meeting as he needed more time to prepare himself to respond to questions relating to the funding and the ownership pattern of the eight franchises.
The Press Trust of India news agency reported yesterday that Modi was questioning the legality of the meeting on the basis that only he can convene it as the IPL commissioner. Modi could not be immediately reached for comment.
On Tuesday, ICC vice president Sharad Pawar announced a meeting of the IPL governing council for next Monday, one week after India junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor quit following claims he was secretly given a quarter share of the Kochi franchise.
Last month, Tharoor helped to put together a group of investors who paid more than US$330 million to bring a team to Kochi, a port city in southern Kerala state, part of which he represents in Parliament.
A controversy erupted after Modi questioned why a 25 percent share in the franchise was given to a group that included a friend of Tharoor's.
It was alleged the friend's shares were really intended as a hidden gift to Tharoor.
PTI reported that income tax officials yesterday visited the offices of the Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata and the India Cements, the owner of the Chennai Super Kings, in Chennai to investigate any financial irregularities.
Red Chillies Entertainment, one of the owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders, belongs to Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla.
This week, India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said income tax authorities were investigating the sources and channels of funding of the team owners.
Modi reportedly has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India that he would not be able to attend Monday's meeting as he needed more time to prepare himself to respond to questions relating to the funding and the ownership pattern of the eight franchises.
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