The gala and pomp of version 3 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) may have been over but this time not so good things have come out of it. The cash rich tournament has come under the scanner and quite a few ugly things have cropped up. And to lead the group of controversial personalities is Lalit Modi, the commissioner of the IPL. In fact a lot of us raised eyebrows about this multi million dollar contest, where exorbitant spendings, luxury and pomp were the order of the day. Now the real cause of such funds have been exposed and most of these have been earned through wrong hands and shady deals.

The Grand Closing Ceremony of IPL 3

In fact, digging deep into the IPL revealed some shocking facts about funds embezzlement which were too much for anyone to believe. Even the central government was dragged into controversy as lots of its ministers and politicians were found to be associated with the IPL boss. Questions were also raised about the role of the film stars who were the owners and co owners of different IPL teams. It was found out that these stars were nothing but minor shareholders in these teams. No proper papers were found and monetary deals with faceless unregistered companies came up.

Day by day, more allegations and controversies started coming up on Modi’s illegal dealings and business. The government started an investigation into the issue and the Income Tax Department raided Modi’s office. Searches were also carried out on the IPL center of BCCI. It was found out that Modi had made millions of money by fake deals and opening scores of unregistered companies. In fact, there were wide scale protests all across the country to end such menace and bring the guilty to justice.

Lalit Modi, The Commissioner of the IPL Was The Prime Accused

As the controversies were gaining momentum and getting sour, it was high time for the BCCI to take a strong step and do something. The cricket control suspended Modi from the IPL chairman’s post and asked him to submit some proof to defend his innocence. The matter is still pending and Modi is yet to submit all the documents. He was submitted around 15,000 copies of papers and is slated to submit more such documents.  After going through the documents the governing committee of BCCI will decide about the fate of Modi.

The IPL controversy has brought out a number of hard truths regarding the glamor and pomp associated with it and its time to do some serious thinking. Before the 4th edition of IPL takes place next year, things need to be sorted out and power needs to be vested on the right hands to make it a clean and enjoying affair and not a money making machine for some people.