NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League commissioner and chairman Lalit Modi, who has been suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said in the wee hours on Monday that he could not fathom why he was being kept out of the Governing Council (GC) meeting of the Indian Premier League scheduled a few hours later.
"Are they scared of truth?" asked Modi on the board president's move to bar him from attending the meeting.
Modi, who referred to the off-field happenings of the last few days at the IPL closing ceremony, sounded bitter and at the same time, combative when he said every decision of his was approved in the GC as well as by the board and accepted the responsibility for any error of judgment in discharging his duties as IPL chairman and commissioner.
Asked if he would still try to attend the meeting, Modi said that how could he do so when he has been suspended, adding that he would wait for his turn.
The outgoing chairman, however, said "no comment" when asked whether he would challenge the decision in the courts.
In his speech at the prize distribution, Modi received huge applause when he thanked the people of the country for making the IPL a great sporting event.
An emotional Modi added that the IPL is "clean and transparent".
Modi said that all decisions in the IPL in the first two editions of the tournament were jointly taken by the Governing Council.
"The recent happenings are only based on innuendoes, half truths and motivated leaks from all sides. I assure you all decisions are jointly taken by the GC and were approved by the general body in the first and the second year of IPL," said Modi from the presentation ceremony dais after the IPL final.
"I reassure you that if there is any flouting of rules and any irregularities, I take on the full responsibility," he added.
He asserted that he was "speaking as the IPL captain".
"I would like to assure you fans across the globe that the IPL is clean and transparent and I thank millions of fans for making it one of the best sporting leagues ever."
"We should not allow this brand to be diluted and with the support of the millions and millions of viewers across the globe. We have seen some talents emerging and should not allow its image to be diminished."
"IPL has faced many challenges this year, but we have faced these challenges head on."
"Are they scared of truth?" asked Modi on the board president's move to bar him from attending the meeting.
Modi, who referred to the off-field happenings of the last few days at the IPL closing ceremony, sounded bitter and at the same time, combative when he said every decision of his was approved in the GC as well as by the board and accepted the responsibility for any error of judgment in discharging his duties as IPL chairman and commissioner.
Asked if he would still try to attend the meeting, Modi said that how could he do so when he has been suspended, adding that he would wait for his turn.
The outgoing chairman, however, said "no comment" when asked whether he would challenge the decision in the courts.
In his speech at the prize distribution, Modi received huge applause when he thanked the people of the country for making the IPL a great sporting event.
An emotional Modi added that the IPL is "clean and transparent".
Modi said that all decisions in the IPL in the first two editions of the tournament were jointly taken by the Governing Council.
"The recent happenings are only based on innuendoes, half truths and motivated leaks from all sides. I assure you all decisions are jointly taken by the GC and were approved by the general body in the first and the second year of IPL," said Modi from the presentation ceremony dais after the IPL final.
"I reassure you that if there is any flouting of rules and any irregularities, I take on the full responsibility," he added.
He asserted that he was "speaking as the IPL captain".
"I would like to assure you fans across the globe that the IPL is clean and transparent and I thank millions of fans for making it one of the best sporting leagues ever."
"We should not allow this brand to be diluted and with the support of the millions and millions of viewers across the globe. We have seen some talents emerging and should not allow its image to be diminished."
"IPL has faced many challenges this year, but we have faced these challenges head on."
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