Bindra comes out in support of Lalit Modi

Former BCCI president and a member of the IPL governing council, IS Bindra, on Thursday, lashed out at BCCI officials and the media for leaking out stories and castigating former IPL chairman Lalit Modi without proper investigation, reports HT Correspondent.

Updated on: Apr 30, 2010 12:50 AM IST

Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent, New Delhi

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Former BCCI president and a member of the IPL governing council, IS Bindra, on Thursday, lashed out at BCCI officials and the media for leaking out stories and castigating former IPL chairman Lalit Modi without proper investigation.

In an e-mail to the media, Bindra called Modi a maverick, a marketing genius, responsible for the growth of Indian cricket. “It is a sad surprise that he has suddenly become an object of vilification. All hell broke loose in the media based on some leaks from so-called reliable sources within the Board and some statements made by principal players in the whole drama,” Bindra lamented.

The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president complained that Modi was being convicted without being given a fair trial. “…part of the blame lies with our own cricketing fraternity for being an instrument in leaking all kinds of unconfirmed reports without veracity or merit.

The media has been ready with the guillotine to hang the hero of the IPL.

He has been accused of match-fixing, rigging of bids, laundering of money, and all kinds of allegations pertaining to financial irregularities and dealings based on unsubstantiated evidence.”

Bindra has been known to be an ally of Lalit Modi.

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