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Mumbai, Apr 25 (PTI) In a dramatic turn of events, IPL''s defiant chairman Lalit Modi today decided to attend and set the agenda for tomorrow''s Governing Council meeting, a move aimed at making it difficult for a miffed BCCI to sack him. Ending days of speculation, Modi today gave a new twist to the fast unfolding IPL drama by deciding to chair the meeting which he had earlier called ''illegal''.
"I will attend and chair the meeting of the Governing Council as chairman and commissioner. I have issued the agenda to the Governing Council," Modi wrote on his twitter page.
The single-point agenda itself was circulated to the media within minutes of his tweet. It asked the council members to give their complaints against him in writing and backed by documentary proof.
"On the agenda, will be a discussion on any complaints received in writing from members of the Governing Council against the Chairman, other members of the Council and/or the Board of Control for Cricket in India," Modi said in a statement. "Members of the Governing Council have been requested to give all such complaints in writing with the requisite supporting documents at the meeting on the morning of April 26 to the Chairman and Commissioner, so they can be replied in full," he added.
The agenda chosen by Modi appears to be a bid to block any discussion on serious allegations against him widely reported in the media over the past several days. That is because, it would be near impossible for the Governing Council members to provide documentary support since such documents are with the Income Tax and other investigative agencies.
"I have crossed bigger hurdles in my life, this will pass too. I have done nothing wrong.
You are scared only if you have done something wrong. I have nothing to hide," Modi said.
BCCI, on its part, was contemplating sending a suspension notice to Modi tonight but it could not be immediately confirmed. Modi is facing allegations of financial irregularities, having silent stakes in at least three IPL franchises and breaching the confidentiality clause on the ownership patterns of the teams.
As soon as the news broke out that Modi would attend the meeting, there was hectic activity at the BCCI headquarters. MORE PTI VKV SSR MRM PM.
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