Feed Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Embroiled in a series of legal battles and facing dissent in his home association, IPL Chairman Lalit Modi threatened to shift the Twenty20 matches out of Jaipur, saying the recent FIRs lodged against him were 'politically motivated'. More... Modi threatens to take away IPL matches from Jaipur Press Trust Of India Mumbai, February 16, 2009 First Published: 16:29 IST(16/2/2009) Last Updated: 16:48 IST(16/2/2009) Embroiled in a series of legal battles and facing dissent in his home association, IPL Chairman Lalit Modi on Monday threatened to shift the Twenty20 matches out of Jaipur, saying the recent FIRs lodged against him were "politically motivated". Modi said he has been authorised by the IPL Governing Council to decide on the venue of the IPL matches and shifting them from Jaipur was an option being considered. "It is going to deter the IPL management from staging matches (in Jaipur). The Governing Council has already taken a decision authorising me to decide whether we should be able to hold matches anywhere, whether it's one place or x, y, z," Modi told reporters in Mumbai. "The option to move matches (out of Jaipur) is available to us. We are looking at alternate venues without doubt. If any government anywhere is going to deter the IPL management from staging matches we would take away those matches and hold them elsewhere," he added. A case of cheating was lodged against Modi at a Jaipur police station on Sunday for alleged failure to deposit the entire Rs six crore he publicly promised for the city's blast victims in the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Modi, however, dismissed the accusations as the state government's ploy to harass him. "The FIR against me specifically in relation to IPL yesterday is ill-conceived and looks to be politically motivated. Nowhere are complaints registered in the morning and turned into FIRs in the afternoon," Modi said. "Every time they file one it is without substance," he fumed. He said the IPL was only a facilitator towards donating the Rs 6 crore promised by the League's franchises and other sponsors and it cannot be held responsible for any lapses. "Already a sum of Rs 5.2 crore has been deposited into the CM's Relief Fund and others who had pledged to do so in the wake of the Jaipur bomb blast, I'm told, are doing so," said Modi, also President of Rajasthan Cricket Association. "We all felt sorry for what happened and wanted to help. The IPL is only a facilitator." The FIR was lodged by an NGO Nagrik Morcha. Modi is also facing charges for allegedly acquiring a piece of land in Nagaur district through unfair means. He has been questioned by police in this regard. He is also embroiled in a power struggle in the RCA against secretary Subhash Joshi and few district associations which have put up a united front against him. Modi said Rajasthan Royals, by virtue of winning the IPL in the first season, were given the choice of hosting the final at a venue of their choice and they have opted for Mumbai and specifically the Cricket Club of India. "From this year the IPL would be directly dealing with the final and semifinals and we have a revenue sharing formula with the franchises. Rajasthan Royals have opted for Mumbai to host the final and their first choice is CCI and the second option we have given is D Y Patil Stadium (in Navi Mumbai)," he said. The IPL chairman said in case the CCI, which is to decide on the issue through an EGM on February 27, is ruled out and Royals do not want to host it at D Y Patil then they can conduct the match outside Mumbai. As per their contractual obligations with sponsors, a major chunk of the CCI pavilion seats would have to be reserved for the IPL which is against the existing CCI constitution, according to Modi. "That's why they are having the EGM. We have told them we would give their members 5000 seats in the West Stand but we need a major chunk of seats in the pavilion for ourselves to fulfill out contractual obligations with franchises and sponsors," he said. Modi said as far as league ties were concerned, the respective franchises will take away the entire gate collections and they were fully authorised to deal with the match staging authorities like the CCI. "For hosting their seven home matches the Mumbai Indians have the option of playing them at the CCI or D Y Patil as per their discretion. Their requirement is very different to ours (IPL's). All the revenues (of league ties) would go to team owners," he said. Modi said currently IPL was looking at 11 venues, two in Mumbai and one each in other seven home cities of the franchisees, apart from Cuttack and Ahmedabad. "Currently there are 11 venues. There are two in Mumbai and one each in other seven cities (Jaipur, Chennai, Mohali, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad). One franchise is looking out for another venue within India or overseas," he said. The IPL chief said the venues for hosting the second IPL season in April-May would be decided soon. "In the next few days they would be decided," he said. He also said that Chennai Super Kings, by virtue of having finished runners-up, have the option of staging the two semifinals in the second season and they have decided to stage both in their home city. Modi said that the IPL would resolve the dispute between Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group-controlled BIG TV, which has withdrawn from its partnership with the IPL as its ground sponsors, and the League's broadcast rights holders Sony Entertainment Television by tomorrow. "I don't know the details, but we hope we can settle it by tomorrow. We cannot allow our ground sponsors getting an unfair deal on air. We will go to the bottom of this. Sony has to comply with our contractual obligations," he said. BIG TV has complained to the IPL that SET has decided to offer the contract to its competitor Bharti Airtel despite the latter having quoted a lower price for on-air agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Feed Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Cuttack and Ahmedabad added to IPL's list of venues Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, has announced today that 11 venues have been shortlisted so far for the Twenty20 games during the 2009 season More... Indian Premier League 2009 Cuttack and Ahmedabad added to IPL's list of venues Nagraj Gollapudi February 16, 2009 Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, has announced today that 11 venues have been shortlisted so far for the Twenty20 games during the 2009 season. Cuttack and Ahmedabad are the new names in addition to the two grounds in Mumbai - the Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Sports stadium - and the seven other venues from last year. Modi said each franchise had the option of choosing two grounds in and around its catchment and the final list will be decided in the next couple of days. "There is an additional venue being discussed but we are waiting for a final decision on that from the franchise which is looking at another venue," Modi said. Owing to that the IPL has postponed the tender process for the IPL production rights to Friday. Modi also said that the IPL's governing council had given him the authority to have the final say in case there was any opposition to the staging of matches at a venue from the state or city machinery. Modi, who is also the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) president, had an FIR filed against him recently for misappropriation of funds and subsequently there were doubts over Rajasthan Royals hosting its matches in Jaipur. Modi said Rajasthan still preferred to host their matches in Jaipur, but expected cooperation from the state government. "If any government, anywhere, is going to deter us from holding any of the IPL matches the governing council has authorised me make the final decision on whether or not to hold matches at any venue," Modi said. Meanwhile, the IPL has decided to host this year's final at the Brabourne Stadium and has submitted its terms and conditions to the Cricket Club of India (CCI), the ground's owners. CCI's present constitution does not permit seating in the pavilion, something the IPL wants desperately. Modi is hoping the CCI members will arrive at a positive decision during the special general body meeting on February 27. "Rajasthan Royals, the defending champions, have the rights to host the finals," Modi said. "Their first choice is CCI and the second is DY Patil. So the IPL has approached CCI to hold the final and sent its terms and conditions," Modi said. "At the moment the CCI constitution doesn't permit pavilion seating, which we need. We have offered to give them 5000 seats in the West end. If that does not work out then Rajasthan can decide on DY Patil stadium as an alternative or move to any other venue in the country." Chennai Super Kings, last year's runner-up have the rights to hold the semifinals and they have decided to host both the games in Chennai. Modi added that from this year onwards the semis and finals will be operated by the IPL and the revenue would be shared between the IPL, the BCCI and the franchise that holds the rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 This must have worried the Jaipur people even more He could easily drop the Jaipur venue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpire Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Ahmedabad :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 bully sala ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4te Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 lulz. #1 crook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hiten. Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Modi's way or the highway eh ? Recession never hits these morons, does it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineleg Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Way too much money and power with Lalit$$Modi Bully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wicket Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 No surprises here. Add blackmail on top of his drug convictions, assault charges and other criminal offenses. (And yes, Modi has a serious crime record in the US. I just wish he'd been unfortunate enough to serve a few years in a cell with a big guy named Bubba.) The man is scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadodaravictor Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 In Jon Stewart's words.."Scumbag Million Hair" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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