Published Fri, Apr 16 10 12:59 PM
Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI) IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi faced queries from Income Tax officials till early this morning on the ownership of franchises, but he claimed that everything was found in order and IT team had gone back "satisfied". IT teams reached IPL premises at BCCI and offices of Modi, who was involved in a public spat with Minister of state for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for divulging the names of Kochi team, last evening and were looking at record till this morning. While no official comments could be obtained from IT authorities about the inquiry they launched into ownership of the different teams, including two that were given for a total of over Rs 3200 crore, Modi told PTI, "They have taken details and have gone back satisfied. "They did not know the bidding procedure and asked me about it. They also sought the names of bidders and final documents of successful bids for the Kochi and Pune teams. We have complied with all the information." Asked if he was quizzed for 7-8 hours, as IT teams left his premises only after 0300 hours this morning, Modi said, "No they questioned me only for 15-20 minutes and they wanted papers relating to two teams. It took time to collect these from two to three different places. "They took the photocopies and expressed satisfaction over the entire (bidding) process. We are open to scrutiny by any agency as we have done no wrong and were are totally transparent." Income Tax officials visited the Indian Premier League headquarters at Wankhede Stadium as also Modi''s office at Nirlon House in upmarket Worli, where they sought information and asked questions from Modi between 7.15 pm yesterday and 3.20 am today. After the tax sleuths left, Modi told reporters, "They (the officials) were given documentation details, they verified the documents and went through the entire process of bidding. We fully cooperated with them and provided them with all they required." Modi had kicked off a row by revealing the names of the owners of Rendezvous Sports, including Sunanda Pushkar, a close friend of Tharoor, saying that Minister was pressuring him not to divulge the names. Agriculture Minister and former BCCI chief Sharad Pawar had come out in support of Modi last evening, saying IPL and its Commissioner were well within their rights to seek details about owners. (More) PTI VM SK RBT RRD JD SC
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