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Place of Birth: New Delhi, Delhi, India
About Lalit Modi
- Lalit Kumar Modi (born 29 November 1963) is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator.
- He was the first Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and ran the tournament for three years until 2010.
- He also served as the Chairman of the Champions League during 2008–10.
- He was the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during 2005–10.
- He has also served as the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (2005–09 and 2014–15), and as the Vice President of the Punjab Cricket Association. As a close associate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vasundhara Raje, Modi once held considerable political clout in Rajasthan.
- During Raje's first term as the Chief Minister, he was called "Super Chief Minister" by the opposition and the media.
- In 2010, Modi alleged that the Indian National Congress minister Shashi Tharoor held indirect free equity in the Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL franchise, ultimately leading to Tharoor's resignation.
- The Kochi franchise alleged that Modi was harassing them, because he wanted another group to win the franchise bid.
- Shortly after IPL 2010 ended, Modi was suspended from BCCI after being accused of misconduct, indiscipline and financial irregularities.
- BCCI launched an investigation against him, and banned him for life in 2013 after a committee found him guilty of these charges.
- Modi denied any wrongdoing, and blamed accusations on political rivalries.
- Shortly before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched an investigation against him for alleged financial irregularities, Modi moved to London. As a scion of a leading business family, Modi is the President and Managing Director of Modi Enterprises and the Executive Director of Godfrey Phillips India.
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