Lalit Modi bats for axing of CSK, RR and IPL COO Sundar Raman

Modi also said that he was financing Verma's petition against Srinivasan and others in spot-fixing case.

Former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi said that Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals should be cancelled from the cash-rich tournament. Modi’s comments came moments after the Supreme Court questioned N Srinivasan’s return as BCCI president.

Csk and RR must be cancelled. If owners indulge in betting activity the rule book must be thrown at them. Raman should be locked up too

— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) November 24, 2014

Modi was also critical about the people who prematurely backed Srinivasan.

All bcci members who prematurely voted in favor of Srini and gang must be disallowed or banned to participate in cricket activity

— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) November 24, 2014

With the apex court pointing out the conflict of interest issue, Modi joined the chorus and stressed that the guilty must be punished.

I agree conflict of interest must go. Further the guilty must be punished and made example off can’t sweep it under the carpet.

— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) November 24, 2014

I am financing Verma’s petition against Srinivasan: Modi

Suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi on Monday created a flutter by claiming that he was financing Aditya Verma’s petition against BCCI President-in-exile N Srinivasan and others in the IPL spot-fixing case.

“I am financing the petition against Srinivasan and others. There’s no harm in backing anybody who helps me,” Modi told CNN-IBN.

“BCCI wants to sweep everything under the carpet,” he said.

Modi’s comments came after the Supreme Court earlier in the day questioned Srinivasan’s conflict of interest as the BCCI president and owner of an IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings at the same time.

The court resumes hearing in the case on Tuesday.

Modi said Apex Court’s intervention was a must to make cricket corruption free.

“It’s a sad day in Indian cricket history. Money and muscle power has found its way into BCCI. SC intervention is the only way forward,” Modi said.

Modi says he has no regrets not being part of cricket administration in the country as long as it is run by
“crooks”.

“I am happy to be banned. I don’t have to sit on the same table with the crooks,” he said.

Verma, who is secretary of unrecognised Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB), had filed the petition last year in the wake of IPL spot-fixing scandal.

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