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IPL Corruption and Match-Fixing Investigations

pasag

pasag

RTDAS
Who's to say the next guy wont be rubbish? Modi's good and certainly doesn't deserve to lose it. That said would like to see a bit more professionalism from him.
 
Cevno

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
Cevno said:
I have this on a very good authority from a media source that this controversy has started because Lalit Modi and the BJP lobby in the BCCI wanted a team from ahmedabad and Lalit Modi had promised this to Narendra modi.But thanks to Tharoor the team went to Kochi and now this has become a almost proxy war in the BCCI .

Lalit Modi desperately wants to save his position in tHE BCCI by getting the support of Jaitley(President,DDCA) and Narendra modi(President,Gujarat cricket association) with Srinivasan and Tamil nadu cricket association after his head,but since his plans for the ahmedabad team did not come to fruition with the ADANI group he is trying to use strong arm tactics to take the kochi franchise to ahmedabad or even Kanpur.

Rajasthan also played so many matches in ahmedabad due to the two Modi's and with Lalit losing RCA presidency to congress leader CB Joshi and His close associate Vasundhra Raje scindia losing elections ,there is a chance that if he does not manage a new franchise from ahmedabad then the Royals might shift there. Already they are facing difficulties with authorities in Rajasthan as OPPOSED tO THE EASE they FACED in the first year.
What is also interesting that Lalit Modi's Brother-in-law Suresh chelaram ,is a majority stakeholder in the rajasthan franchise.
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What i said is confirmed -

Kochi IPL owners now name Narendra Modi

In the eye of storm over its ownership pattern, Indian Premier League's Kochi franchise on Thursday (April 15) alleged that IPL commissioner Lalit Modi is targetting the new team under pressure from Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

The Kochi team is under the scanner for allegedly giving 'free equity' to Dubai-based entrepreneur Sunanda Pushkar, who is a close friend of the Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor.

"We were told that we won't be allowed to work. The Adani group and Narendra Modi had a stake in the Ahmedabad IPL bid. After we won the bid, our investors spoke to (former BCCI chief) Sharad Pawar and asked him which city to choose. He said 'you can take your pick', so we decided to take Kochi," the franchise' spokesperson Satyajit Gaekwad told reporters in New Delhi.

"The inaugural IPL bidding happened when Vasundhra Raje Scindia was Rajasthan's Chief minister. Vasundhra and Narendra Modi may have put pressure on Lalit (Modi) to bring a team to Ahmedabad. There is politics involved," he added.

Gaekwad said Modi should make the ownership pattern of other franchises public and sought government intervention in the matter. "Since Modi has disclosed all the stakeholders of the Kochi team, he should also furnish details of other franchises. I ask the government to reveal the ownership details of other IPL teams under the corporate law. Government should investigate. We are clean and we have nothing to hide," he asserted

Modi has alleged that Kochi are not coming out clean on their stakeholders. But his accusations have opened a can of worms and questions are also being raised about the IPL commissioner's own business interests in Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab.

Kochi owner drags Gujarat CM into tangle- TIMESNOW.tv - Latest Breaking News, Big News Stories, News Videos

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Kochi team blames Narendra Modi-Lalit Modi Nexus in IPL row


Kochi team blames Narendra Modi-Lalit Modi Nexus in IPL row

New Delhi: As already fixed in much controversy, the new twist has whirled the IPL Kochi team in unresolved state. The Kochi team said that some of its investors were threatened to shift out as IPL Kochi stake holders.



The team spokesperson Satyajit Gaikwad has told reporters that their team investors have got threat to pull out form the team. He alleged that Narendra Modi and Lalit Modi are responsible for all these development and they are spoiled by the party of big boys.



He blamed the duo nexus have played an important role in the controversy and added that may be Narendra Modi and Vasundhra Raje pressuring the owners. He said that Narendra Modi was keen to have a team from Ahmedabad.



He said that Kochi team is clean and Rendezvous Sports has never misused any money, and requested Centre to probe income of all IPL franchise.

Kochi team blames Narendra Modi-Lalit Modi Nexus in IPL row
 
Matt79

Matt79

Global Moderator
Isn't it wonderful that cricket now has its own parasite petty despot in the mold of Bernie Ecclestone.
 
Cevno

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
BCCI frowns upon Modi

The Lalit Modi-Kochi consortium saga could well cost the Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman dear. The Kochi consortium’s allegation of Modi offering them a bribe of $50 million may have put him in a deeper hole.

BCCI insiders confirmed the Board was taking the allegation seriously.

According to a source, Modi, who had earlier on Wednesday defended his stand of seeking details of holdings from the Kochi owners before signing the agreement draft, finds himself in a hole he’ll find difficult to get out of.

He added that not just the IPL governing council members, even most of the BCCI members were angry with Modi over the episode.

Even though the allegations are not in writing, the BCCI top brass is in no mood to take them lightly. The source said given the crisis and the serious nature of allegations against Modi, these would need to be investigated by the Board.

It was also learnt that Modi, realising the gravity of the situation, had been calling various BCCI members and lobbying for support within the Board.

It remains to be seen if the BCCI top brass is convinced by Modi’s version.


BCCI frowns upon Modi- Hindustan Times
 
Cevno

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
'Modi told bidders how much money to put in auction'

MUMBAI: Even as Lalit Modi finds himself pushed into a corner over the Kochi team, a new revelation could raise questions about the transparency of the entire bidding process itself.

"We all got a call from Modi on the eve of the bidding (to buy the two teams that are going to be part of the IPL from next year)," said each of the consortiums that had either bid directly or formed a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the same. "He was trying to show that he was our friend", they added.

More damningly, they alleged that Modi even told them exactly how much amount to put in their respective bids. "He assured us that he would take care of the whole business for us," one of the bidders told TOI. One source said: "We received 'guidance' to bid an amount less than $300m." Another revealed that they were asked to put in a much lower amount. Incidentally, both went against Modi's advice and bid a whole lot more.

In the end, the two new teams were won by Sahara Adventure Sports Group and Rendezvous Sports World Limited, who bid a staggering $370 million and $333 million respectively. Sahara made winning bids for Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Pune and eventually opted for the last-named city. Rendezvous successfully bid for Kochi.

Another source claimed that "the entire process was being engineered in such a way that Ahmedabad and Pune would emerge winners". Interestingly, even though Pune bagged a team it was through Sahara, a Lucknow-based business house, while Ahmedabad didn't even stand a chance.

Interestingly, the original bidding process and auction was cancelled at the last moment because one interested party had written to the BCCI citing IPL's stringent conditions, alleging that they were totally "unfair. (Sahara)

'Modi told bidders how much money to put in auction', Times of India
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
Trusting Tharoor here makes as much as trusting Modi.. These guys are politicians and neither can be believed. They are just trying to leverage on their opposition's defects and hiding their own.


I would rather that cricket be the centre point of IPL than junk people like Tharoor, Sonia Gandhi, both Modis and the rest....
 
Q

quytst0rm

School Boy/Girl Captain
jeevan said:
You're darn right. See what happened with Wall street, the SEC and the mortgage crisis here in the US....

Oh wait, never mind.
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Regional politics/bias only happens in India and i am saying this as an Indian, plus this issue has been part of Indian cricket and player selection throughout its history.
 
Matt79

Matt79

Global Moderator
Probe into the IPL and allegations of wrongdoing

Can we have a separate thread to discuss the progress of the current issue of the controversy regarding the new franchises and the probe into the IPL. I assume it's being discussed in the IPL 2010 thread, but really, that's a match thread, and while I'm interested in following this issue because of the impact it will have on world cricket, I can't be bothered going through pages of discussion of matches to find that discussion.

The relationship between the BCCI and Modi seems to be further deteriorating, with many of the BCCI board staying away from the IPL's awards night.

What do people think? Has Modi being replaced as the commissioner become a necessity for the tournament going forward?
 
Matt79

Matt79

Global Moderator
Ah, had a look and couldn't find it at the time. Funny actually, you've attempted to start a thread on it four times, and I've done so once, and NO-ONE seems to want to talk about it! :laugh:
 
Jono

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
That time for introspection has come, with the Board's credibility at an all-time low - and with the pendulum of public sympathy swinging dangerously, if improbably, towards Modi. Perhaps the only fact in this whole stew of allegations is that not a single charge against Modi has yet been proved - he is as innocent or as guilty as anyone else. Public perception shouldn't matter too much to the BCCI - things would not have come to such a pass if it did - but it does matter to a senior politician like Pawar, who faces elections in his home state of Maharashtra next year. Pawar also takes up the ICC presidency two months from now and his immense clout would be undermined by any mud sticking to him.

Interesting points raised against the BCCI in this article.

Jayaditya Gupta: BCCI bitten by its own buzzword | Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com
 
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