Modi suspended, BCCI issues show cause
Mumbai: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday suspended tainted Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi on charges of financial irregularities and showcaused him.
“In exercise of the powers vested in me under Rule 32 (vii), I have suspended Mr. Lalit K Modi from participating in the affairs of the Board, the IPL, the Working Committee and any other Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India,” BCCI president Shashank Manohar said in a statement.
Modi, chairman and commissioner of the tainted Indian Premier League (IPL), was gearing up to attend Monday's Governing Council (GC) meeting of the glamorous cricket body, but the Indian cricket board suspended him ahead of the meeting.
Modi earlier announced to turn out at Monday’s meeting to hear charges against him.
“While we rejoice and celebrate the great success of IPL Season 3, the alleged acts of individual misdemeanors of Mr. Lalit K Modi, Chairman IPL and Vice President BCCI have brought a bad name to the administration of Cricket and the game itself,” the statement said.
"I have waited for the IPL 3 – 2010 to conclude in order to respond to the situation as I did not want the event to be disrupted in any manner,” Manohar said.
“Immediately after the conclusion of the IPL final, the Secretary, BCCI Mr. N Srinivasan has in consultation with me issued a show cause notice to Mr. Lalit K Modi under Rule 32 (iv) calling upon him to show cause within 15 days why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.,” he said.
“The events of the last few days have thrown up lot of sad and unfortunate developments,” he said.
In a statement released few hours before the IPL final Sunday, Modi circulated a notice informing members of the Governing Council of the Extra-Ordinary Meeting to be held on Monday.
Pushed to the wall, on Saturday Modi said he will disclose the names of men who tried to bring ‘disrepute’ to the game.
“Wait for the IPL to finish - I will reveal the men who have tried to bring disrepute to the game and how we stopped them from doing it,” Modi posted on micro-blogging site Twitter on Saturday.
“Truth will prevail soon. Trial by media and no chance to present the facts is like the wild west. Wait and the facts will be delivered.”
A defiant Modi also earlier said he will not resign from IPL.
The BCCI has accused Modi of breach of confidentiality by selectively tweeting on the IPL Kochi franchisee owners on April 11 this year while keeping mum on other owners' details since January 2008.
Following the tweets of Modi on the new IPL team Kochi, India's junior external affairs minister Shashi Tharoor had to quit from his position over his alleged role in the gifting of a stake of the team to his Dubai-based friend Sunanda Pushkar.
Mumbai: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday suspended tainted Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi on charges of financial irregularities and showcaused him. “In exercise of the powers vested in me under Rule 32 (vii), I have suspended Mr. Lalit K Modi from...
Mumbai: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday suspended tainted Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi on charges of financial irregularities and showcaused him.
“In exercise of the powers vested in me under Rule 32 (vii), I have suspended Mr. Lalit K Modi from participating in the affairs of the Board, the IPL, the Working Committee and any other Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India,” BCCI president Shashank Manohar said in a statement.
Modi, chairman and commissioner of the tainted Indian Premier League (IPL), was gearing up to attend Monday's Governing Council (GC) meeting of the glamorous cricket body, but the Indian cricket board suspended him ahead of the meeting.
Modi earlier announced to turn out at Monday’s meeting to hear charges against him.
“While we rejoice and celebrate the great success of IPL Season 3, the alleged acts of individual misdemeanors of Mr. Lalit K Modi, Chairman IPL and Vice President BCCI have brought a bad name to the administration of Cricket and the game itself,” the statement said.
"I have waited for the IPL 3 – 2010 to conclude in order to respond to the situation as I did not want the event to be disrupted in any manner,” Manohar said.
“Immediately after the conclusion of the IPL final, the Secretary, BCCI Mr. N Srinivasan has in consultation with me issued a show cause notice to Mr. Lalit K Modi under Rule 32 (iv) calling upon him to show cause within 15 days why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.,” he said.
“The events of the last few days have thrown up lot of sad and unfortunate developments,” he said.
In a statement released few hours before the IPL final Sunday, Modi circulated a notice informing members of the Governing Council of the Extra-Ordinary Meeting to be held on Monday.
Pushed to the wall, on Saturday Modi said he will disclose the names of men who tried to bring ‘disrepute’ to the game.
“Wait for the IPL to finish - I will reveal the men who have tried to bring disrepute to the game and how we stopped them from doing it,” Modi posted on micro-blogging site Twitter on Saturday.
“Truth will prevail soon. Trial by media and no chance to present the facts is like the wild west. Wait and the facts will be delivered.”
A defiant Modi also earlier said he will not resign from IPL.
The BCCI has accused Modi of breach of confidentiality by selectively tweeting on the IPL Kochi franchisee owners on April 11 this year while keeping mum on other owners' details since January 2008.
Following the tweets of Modi on the new IPL team Kochi, India's junior external affairs minister Shashi Tharoor had to quit from his position over his alleged role in the gifting of a stake of the team to his Dubai-based friend Sunanda Pushkar.
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