Mumbai, April 24: Royal Challenger Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya today threw his weight behind beleaguered Lalit Modi and said the IPL Commissioner should be given a chance to defend himself in the wake of the raging controversy.
“Lalit Modi is a friend of mine and I met him at the awards function last night. But we did not discuss the current controversy. I think Modi must be given some opportunity at some point of time to explain himself,” Mallya told reporters after meeting former BCCI president Sharad Pawar.
“This whole controversy has become an unnecessary toofan.
Yes, there may be some questions about the way in which IPL runs. Clearly some governing council members may not be happy.
Let all that be properly investigated.
“But to rubbish the IPl as a league then start casting aspersions on owners, alleging black money involvement, alleging funds from tax havens.
—Agencies