New Delhi:
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the finial body of cricket in the country, sent Lalit Modi a chargesheet of all his misdemeanours. Following the chargesheet, a suspension notice was served.
The BCCI then used Rule 32 of its constitution which allows the board's president Shashank Manohar to suspend an official.
Following is the text of the press release issued by BCCI President Shashank Manohar on
suspension of the IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi.
"The events of the last few days have thrown up lot of sad and unfortunate developments. While we rejoice and celebrate the great success of IPL Season 3, the alleged acts of individual misdemeanors of Lalit K Modi, Chairman IPL and Vice President BCCI have brought a bad name to the administration of cricket and the game itself," the release said.
"I have waited for the IPL 3 - 2010 to conclude in order to respond to the situation as I did not want the event to be disrupted in any manner. Immediately after the conclusion of the IPL final, the Secretary, BCCI N Srinivasan has in consultation with me issued a show cause notice to Lalit K Modi under Rule 32 (iv) calling upon him to show cause within 15 days why disciplinary action should not be taken against him," the press release added.
"Simultaneously in exercise of the powers vested in me under Rule 32 (vii), I have suspended Lalit K Modi from participating in the affairs of the Board, the IPL, the Working Committee and any other Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India," the release further added.
The BCCI then used Rule 32 of its constitution which allows the board's president Shashank Manohar to suspend an official.
Following is the text of the press release issued by BCCI President Shashank Manohar on
suspension of the IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi.
"The events of the last few days have thrown up lot of sad and unfortunate developments. While we rejoice and celebrate the great success of IPL Season 3, the alleged acts of individual misdemeanors of Lalit K Modi, Chairman IPL and Vice President BCCI have brought a bad name to the administration of cricket and the game itself," the release said.
"I have waited for the IPL 3 - 2010 to conclude in order to respond to the situation as I did not want the event to be disrupted in any manner. Immediately after the conclusion of the IPL final, the Secretary, BCCI N Srinivasan has in consultation with me issued a show cause notice to Lalit K Modi under Rule 32 (iv) calling upon him to show cause within 15 days why disciplinary action should not be taken against him," the press release added.
"Simultaneously in exercise of the powers vested in me under Rule 32 (vii), I have suspended Lalit K Modi from participating in the affairs of the Board, the IPL, the Working Committee and any other Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India," the release further added.
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