Lalit Modi is wanted. He built up IPL and got lot of money for BCCI. All was well till he tweeted about Kochi IPL franchise and put Shashi Tharoor in trouble. BJP wanted Shashi Tharoor out from cabinet. Shashi Tharoor being a Congress member had to resign. If he had been a member of DMK or NCP it could have been different.
Congress would have its revenge. There was pressure on BCCI. BCCI suspended Lalit Modi. Lalit Modi was defiant. He did not quit. Court cases followed. BCCI reconstituted IPL Governing Council and Lalit Modi was out of IPL and BCCI.
There was blue corner notice against Lalit Modi. On 10/10/2010 Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab were out of IPL. Officially it was for irregularities. Unofficially they had connection to Lalit Modi.
Enforcement Directorate has asked passport office to revoke Lalit Modi’s passport. There is speculation that Lalit Modi may get another country’s passport. Maqbool Fida Husain was hounded by hooligans in India and he took Qatari citizenship. Lalit Modi is hounded by the government.
Jagmohan Dalmiya made money for BCCI. Taking on Sharad Pawar proved costly to him. Lalit Modi is paying the price for taking on a Congress member.
It will not be difficult for Lalit Modi to get residency or citizenship of a country that will not extradite him to India. Roman Polanski is wanted in USA and safe in France. He was arrested in Switzerland and got out. Lockerbie bomber got out of UK by getting a medical certificate that he had three months to live. If Lalit Modi gets a safe place he can organize a tournament that will rival IPL.