Posted on: 13-04-10 20:51:26
Its getting interesting and ugly. Tharoor's girlfriend holds 18% of the stake in the Cochin IPL team. She's just a sales mgr in Dubai. How she got Rs. 75 crores to be a partner is a mystery. May be she's a front for D company. And Tharoor's role in this. He has asked time to explain his role. Need time to explain?
KM
IPL is big Tamasha, it is not about game of cricket. These hot topics are more interesting than cricket. I only watch and read these topics and no cricket.
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Originally posted by KumarM
Its getting interesting and ugly. Tharoor's girlfriend holds 18% of the stake in the Cochin IPL team. She's just a sales mgr in Dubai. How she got Rs. 75 crores to be a partner is a mystery. May be she's a front for D company. And Tharoor's role in this. He has asked time to explain his role. Need time to explain?
KM
She has to be fronting D Company. Kochi guys met Sharad Pawar whose connection to D company are well known. (It is shame of India of India that a central cabinet minister is shielding D Company but who cares - at least not NCP supporters).
75 Crore for next 10 years of service amounts to more than 400 crores by discounting which is a nomal rate in India.
Kangress , however is smart. IT department has raided promoters to silence them and now added new dimension of Narendra Modi, perennial whipping boy to obfuscate the whole issue and save corrupt Shashi Tharoor.
Read the following:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/now-ipl-kochi-team-targets-narendra-modi/113380-37.html
The controversy surrounding the Indian Premier League's Kochi franchise took yet another political turn on Thursday as Lalit Modi was accused of working under the pressure of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to take away the bid to Ahmedabad.
Shashi Tharoor, the man at the centre of the controversy facing allegations of securing sweat equity for his friend, Sunanda Pushkar, from the Kochi team owners, expressed readiness to make a statement in Parliament after a second meeting in two days with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Kochi franchise spokesman Satyajit Gaikwad on Thursday brought Narendra Modi in the line of fire, saying the whole world knew about his nexus with Lalit Modi and he put pressure on the IPL Commissioner to bring a team to Ahmedabad.
"We were told that we won't be allowed to work. The Adani group and Narendra Modi had a stake in the Ahmedabad IPL bid. After we won the bid, our investors spoke to Sharad Pawar and asked him which city to choose. He said 'you can take your pick', so we decided to take Kochi," Gaekwad told reporters in Delhi.
"The inaugural IPL bidding happened when Vasundhra Raje Scindia was Rajasthan's Chief minister. Vasundhra and Narendra Modi may have put pressure on Lalit (Modi) to bring a team to Ahmedabad. There is politics involved," he added.
The Gujarat government rebutted the allegations, saying they are baseless and Chief Minister Modi had nothing to do with the controversy.
State Home Minister Amit Shah told reporters that some promoters had met the Chief Minister, but that meeting does not decide the bidding process where the highest quote becomes successful. Gujarat will welcome any team for holding matches in the state, he said.
But Gaikwad was supported in his attack on Modi by former Gujarat Cricket Association chief Narhari Amin, who said both the Modis were pushing for Ahmedabad.
Gaikwad also demanded that Lalit Modi disclose the ownership details of all the IPL teams now that he has revealed the details of the Kochi team.
"I ask the government to reveal the ownership details of other IPL teams under the corporate law. Government should investigate. We are clean and we have nothing to hide," he said.
Meanwhile, Tharoor had a second meeting with Mukherjee and Defence Minister A K Antony in Parliament House.
Asked whether he will be making any statement in Parliament on the issue, Tharoor said nobody has so far directed him to do so. At the same time, he indicated that he is open to it.
He, however steered clear of questions on whether the meeting was to finalise the draft of the statement he may make as also if he is meeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi or if he has sought any appointment from her in this regard.
Tharoor, who was closeted in a meeting with the two leaders for close to 30 minutes on Thursday, had also met them last night. The two leaders had met Gandhi on Wednesday.
Opposition parties have demanded Tharoor's resignation in the wake of the controversy. CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said that the government should investigate the matter and the minister should step down immediately.
Tharoor strongly denied allegations that he had misused his office for any personal gains or for securing any gains to his friend, Pushkar.
Commenting on the controversy, Sports Minister M S Gill said, "It is just not cricket."
"Accountability should be there. Democracy applies everywhere. Democracy is like a sunflower which seeks sunshine. Therefore, all institutions should work accordingly," he said.
Gujarat government refutes allegations
Narendra Modi sought to distance himself from the IPL controversy with a state minister describing as baseless allegations that Modi had put pressure on Lalit Modi to bring a new team to Ahmedabad.
"GCA or its president (Modi) has nothing to do with the entire controversy. Allegations levelled against us are baseless," Minister of state for home Amit Shah, who is also vice-president of GCA, told reporters in Gandhinagar.
Sirji,
Sunanda Pushkar is worth more than INR 70 Crores.
Kya Cheez Yeh!.
Shashi got her cheap.
But the interesting thing in this whole issue is how the Canadian Revenue Agency will benefit from this whole info.
Shashi Bhai has his Canadian Wife and his home somewhere in GTA.May be the soon to be ex-wife can sue Shashi Bhai for this moolah and may be we the tax payers of Canada can get to see better roads, schools and lesser wait times with our Doctors.
While Sunanda Aunty is a Canadian PR(Citizen ?) and will she show this income in her annual Canadian Tax Files ?.
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Originally posted by Vandematram
Sirji,
Sunanda Pushkar is worth more than INR 70 Crores.
Kya Cheez Yeh!.
Shashi got her cheap.
But the interesting thing in this whole issue is how the Canadian Revenue Agency will benefit from this whole info.
Shashi Bhai has his Canadian Wife and his home somewhere in GTA.May be the soon to be ex-wife can sue Shashi Bhai for this moolah and may be we the tax payers of Canada can get to see better roads, schools and lesser wait times with our Doctors.
While Sunanda Aunty is a Canadian PR(Citizen ?) and will she show this income in her annual Canadian Tax Files ?.
I was not aware that Sunanda is Canadian though Ex wife certainly is. Since Sunanda has been staying and working in Dubai, chances are that she will claim that she is non-resident and has no ties to Canada in which case she will not be taxed in Canada. Seems wait time for doctor will not be affected!
As of last night IST, tax men were grilling Modi abt shell companies in Gibralter who own stake in IPL.
IPL is a channel for money laundering. Everyone is aware of it. That’s the reason lot of players want to play and make a quick buck.
Sunanda tried to use KKR name, but the officials there slammed her for her lies. She is not coming out with the truth how she got Rs. 70 crores. The Cochin team mgt is refusing to divulge how she got on board without Tharoor.
KM
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Originally posted by KumarM
As of last night IST, tax men were grilling Modi abt shell companies in Gibralter who own stake in IPL.
IPL is a channel for money laundering. Everyone is aware of it. That’s the reason lot of players want to play and make a quick buck.
Sunanda tried to use KKR name, but the officials there slammed her for her lies. She is not coming out with the truth how she got Rs. 70 crores. The Cochin team mgt is refusing to divulge how she got on board without Tharoor.
KM
Our "Honest, clean and soft speaking" PM has ensured that his "Honest and clean" cabinet colleague Shahi escapes the storm. Lalit Modi and IPL have been raided by IT department. This will certainly buy their co operation and silence.
