Suspended IPL boss Modi to sue ECB chief Giles Clarke
London: Suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi has said that he will sue England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke for libel. In an e-mail,
Clarke had accused Modi of indulging in activities which were "detrimental to
Indian cricket, English cricket and world cricket at large." Clarke also alleged
Modi was plotting to form a rebel Twenty20 competition in England and had held
talks with some counties. When contacted by the BBC the ECB declined to comment.
A statement issued on Modi's behalf on Wednesday read: "Lalit Modi has issued
proceedings for libel today in the High Court in London against Giles Clarke,
the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board. "Mr Modi complains of defamatory
allegations made in an e-mail sent by Mr Clarke on 2 May 2010 to Shashank Manohar,
the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and others." "Mr Modi
utterly refutes Giles Clarke's claims and has made this clear in detailed submissions
made to the BCCI on 31 May 2010."
