Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner, Lalit Modi, did not appear before the BCCI disciplinary committee on Monday. And can you guess the reasons why? Lalit Modi has informed his lawyers that the reason why he could not arrive was because he had received threats from the Underworld. This sensational revelation has brought one element which was missing from this great drama to the fore- The Underworld!
“When the disciplinary committee members asked Modi’s lawyer about his whereabouts, the members were told he is not in India because there is a threat to his life from the underworld,” a top BCCI official claimed. This claim of Modi has come at time when the Enforcement Directorate is finally arriving at the fag end of the probe on the controversial cricket administrator.
“We have considered submissions of Mr Dhond and are of the view that his pleas have substantial merit in them. There are complex issues relating to interpretation of documents involved. One of us (Jaitley) has a legal background…..In view of the complex nature of certain issues involved, interpretation of documents required, and additionally that one of us on the committee has a legal background, we feel that it would be just and fair that Mr Modi be allowed to be represented through a lawyer in the enquiry,” the disciplinary committee stated in its minutes.
The IPL –gate has taken Indian Cricketing world by storm, and all we can say is that “It is not cricket.”
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