In a midnight move, a la late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, banned IPL founder Lalit Modi on Saturday quit all cricket administration, including the president바카라s chair of Nagaur District Cricket Association in Rajasthan, and sought a 바카라graceful exit바카라 from the BCCI.
Modi, 53, wrote a letter to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri to inform him that he was bidding 바카라goodbye to cricket administration for now바카라, and requested the BCCI to pay the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) its 바카라rightful share바카라 of funds held back for long. The BCCI has held back the funds as Modi continued to part of Rajasthan cricket despite serving a ban.
The BCCI has withheld RCA바카라s share/subvention money ever since the association elected Lalit Modi president in 2013, at a time when he was serving a ban, for alleged financial misappropriation during his tenure as IPL chairman and commissioner. The Board said that since he was banned at the time, he could not hold any administrative post in India. Although the BCCI has been fielding various teams of the state in domestic tournaments under the name of 바카라Team Rajasthan바카라, normalcy has been missing in its cricketing affairs.
Now, Modi바카라s resignation comes just before the start of a new domestic cricket season and with uncertainty continuing to loom large over the RCA even as cricket administration-related cases are still being fought in the courts of law in Rajasthan. Modi바카라s step seems to help remove this uncertainty hanging over RCA.
In a separate emotional letter, addressed to RCA members, the London-based business tycoon said he was quitting as president of Nagaur District Cricket Association and passing the 바카라baton to the next generation바카라.
On being asked as to why he quit, Modi told Outlook on Saturday: 바카라Time to move on. Let the youngsters not be deprived due to me solely. The BCCI mandarins are so scared of even my shadow that they continue to deprive RCA of its rightful place. Cricket is bigger than me, or anyone. No one should be allowed to do what these clowns [office-bearers] at Cricket Centre [BCCI headquarters in Mumbai] are doing. So, if I am the root cause [of RCA바카라s sufferings], then time to say adieu.바카라
Even as Lalit Modi leaves, his 22-year-old son Ruchir remains in the RCA, as president of the Alwar District Cricket Association. Ruchir, however, contested and lost to veteran politician CP Joshi the election for the RCA president바카라s post recently.
Modi바카라s ban was technically over on September 24 last year as the BCCI Constitution doesn바카라t allow more than three years바카라 ban at one stretch 바카라 after this period a person/official/state can apply for reinstatement. But Modi didn바카라t apply for his return and continues to reside in England, since moving there in May 2010. On Saturday, when asked if he has applied for reinstatement since September, Lalit Modi told Outlook: 바카라No. Now it바카라s over. Best this way. Just give me a graceful exit. That바카라s all I ask.바카라
In the two letters, Modi highlighted the work he had done since first being elected as RCA president in 2005 and then as IPL chairman and commissioner between 2007 and 2010 when he was expelled from the BCCI for alleged financial misappropriation. 바카라They illegally expelled me,바카라 Modi had told Outlook in September last year.
In his letter addressed to Johri, Modi said he was bidding cricket 바카라goodbye for now바카라, perhaps inadvertently leaving the door ajar, just enough for people to debate and speculate.
바카라When I look back at all this work at a macro and a micro level, I believe it is truly time to move on and provide the next generation of administrators an opportunity. This way we will be able to ensure that there is never a stagnation of ideas and ideas as we all know in this VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world is the new global currency,바카라 he said.
바카라More importantly, I believe in the reforms introduced by the Hon바카라ble Justice Lodha. I believe that is truly the way forward. In fact, the RCA was the first of the associations to ensure 100 per cent compliance with the proposals of the Lodha Committee in letter and spirit. And in that same vein, I am happy to inform you that I have decided to bid cricket goodbye for now,바카라 he wrote.
Modi requested Johri to help release the RCA바카라s dues. 바카라But for Rajasthan to aim higher, we [RCA] need funds from the BCCI which is our rightful share. I have done my part for the betterment of Rajasthan cricket, and now it is your turn to honour your part of the promise! I repose my faith in you and the BCCI to do the right thing! I would, therefore, request you to release the funds due to RCA as soon as possible,바카라 he wrote.
바카라I believe it was blocked precisely because of my presence. With my exit from all forms of cricket, at all levels, for ever, I think RCA deserves to reclaim their share and presence on the Indian cricket map,바카라 he made a fervent appeal.
It, however, remains to be seen how the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), which is actually controlling the Board at present, views Modi바카라s resignation.
The CoA has in the recent past left a few contentious issues to be decided by the BCCI바카라s general body, rather than itself take a decision. Modi was banned by the Board바카라s general body. So, will his resignation issue also go to the general body? That question remains to be answered.
