SANS News Desk, 22 April :
Season Three of the Indian Premier League might have been kicked off on March 12 but the real IPL, that the BJP has christened the ‘Indian Corruption League' began on April 12, and that too, with a tweet. Here's a look at how a tweet snowballed into a heavy duty IPL controversy and the key players in the saga.
Lalit Modi, the Commissioner of the Indian Premier League, tweeted details of the stakeholders in the new Kochi IPL team that was sold on March 21 for Rs 1530 crores.
Sunanda Pushkar, a close associate of the then Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, owned 18 per cent free equity of the franchise. Shashi Tharoor, however, insisted all along that any link with the Kochi team from his home state is just that of "a mentor.”
Sunanda Pushkar, a close associate of the then Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, owned 18 per cent free equity of the franchise. Shashi Tharoor, however, insisted all along that any link with the Kochi team from his home state is just that of "a mentor.”
On April 18, Tharoor put in his papers and Sunanda gave up stake in the Kochi IPL team. The verdict on Lalit Modi, for now, remains undecided. The controversy continues to unfold as key players in the ‘corruption league' continue to surface.
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