Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has revived the 2010 Kochi Tuskers controversy, alleging political pressure from UPA leaders over Shashi Tharoor’s involvement. He claimed irregularities in the franchise’s ownership structure linked to Sunanda Pushkar and said he faced calls from top politicians while resisting the deal before eventually allowing the team entry into IPL.
London [UK]: Former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi has made explosive claims while recollecting the fracas surrounding the Kochi Tuskers IPL franchise in 2010. Lalit Modi, who now lives in the UK, claimed that a political shield was put up for Congress leader Shashi Tharoor during the controversy.
In an interview with ANI, Lalit Modi claimed that when he attempted to block the entry of the Kochi consortium over an alleged fraudulent equity structure involving Tharoor's late wife, Sunanda Pushkar, the entire machinery of the then-ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government ganged up to bring him down.
When asked who was backing Shashi Tharoor, Lalit said, "Sonia Gandhi. All guns were trained on me from every side. I got calls from Ahmed Patel; I got calls from Pranab Mukherjee in those days... I was friendly with everyone of them. You had Rajiv Shukla coming up to me, telling me, do this, do that."
According to Lalit, the conflict began because he refused to overlook an allegedly highly skewed financial model presented by the Kochi consortium. The group secured the expansion team with a massive $350 million bid, but structurally, the math pointed to a massive financial collapse.
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