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Lalit Kumar Modi (born 29 November 1963, Delhi) is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator. He was the first Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and ran the tournament for three years until 2010. He also served as the Chairman of the Champions League during 2008-2010. He was the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during 2005-2010. He has also served as the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (2005-2009 and 2014-2015), and as the Vice President of the Punjab Cricket Association. As a close associate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vasundhara Raje, Modi once held considerable political clout in Rajasthan. During Raje's first term as the Chief Minister, he was called "Super Chief Minister" by the opposition and the media. In 2010, Modi alleged that the Indian National Congress minister Shashi Tharoor held indirect free equity in the Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL franchise, ultimately leading to Tharoor's resignation. The Kochi franchise alleged that Modi was harassing them, because he wanted another group to win the franchise bid. Shortly after IPL 2010 ended, Modi was suspended from BCCI after being accused of misconduct, indiscipline and financial irregularities. BCCI launched an investigation against him, and banned him for life in 2013 after a committee found him guilty of these charges. Modi denied any wrongdoing, and blamed accusations on political rivalries. Shortly before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched an investigation against him for alleged financial irregularities, Modi moved to London. As of 2015, the ED has not found Modi guilty of any financial irregularities. The Government of India revoked his passport in 2010, but the decision was overturned by the High Court in 2014. As a scion of a leading business family, Modi is the President and Managing Director of Modi Enterprises and the Executive Director of Godfrey Phillips India. ==Early life and education == Lalit Modi was born in Delhi in 1963, into one of India's leading business families.〔(Lalit Modi: ESPN profile )〕 His parents are Krishan Kumar Modi and Bina Modi. He has an elder sister, Charu Modi Bhatia, and a younger brother, Samir Modi. His grandfather Gujar Mal Modi had established a business conglomerate and the town of Modinagar. His father KK Modi greatly expanded the family business. Lalit Modi joined Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, in 1971. His family later moved him to St Joseph's College, Nainital, because of a kidnapping threat.〔 In 1980, he was expelled from St. Joseph's for bunking off to watch a movie. Between 1983 and 1986, Modi studied Electrical Engineering and Business Administration in the United States. He attended Pace University in New York for two years, and then Duke University in North Carolina for one year. He didn't graduate from either of these institutions. In 1985, while a sophomore, Modi and three other students tried to buy half a kilogram of cocaine for $10,000 at a motel. The man posing as a seller threatened them with a shotgun, and robbed them of $10,000. The next day, Modi and his friends beat up a student, whom they suspected of setting them up.〔 As a result, on 1 March 1985, Modi was arrested on charges of conspiracy to traffic cocaine, assault and second-degree kidnapping. The next day, Modi and another student were indicted. Modi pleaded guilty to the crime when the case was heard in the Durham County court, North Carolina and later entered a plea bargain, which resulted in a suspended two-year prison sentence. In lieu of prison time, he was placed under a five-year probation and ordered to do 100 hours' community service. In 1986, Modi sought permission from court to return to India, citing bad health. The Durham County Court accepted his plea and ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service in India.〔 Modi's return to India was facilitated by some of his father's businessmen friends, including Leonard Lauder. In 1986, Modi came back to Delhi, and joined the family business. He served as the President of International Tobacco Company Limited from 1987 to 1991. On 21 August 1989, he was made a Non-Executive & Non-Independent Director at Godfrey Phillips India, one of India's largest tobacco companies, and a joint venture between his family's Modi Enterprises and Philip Morris International. In February 1992, he was made an Executive Director of Godfrey Phillips India, and retained that position until 1 August 2010. In Delhi, Modi started courting his mother's friend Minal Sagrani. His family initially opposed the marriage, as Minal was a recently divorced mother and nine years elder to him. Modi managed to get his grandmother Dayawati Modi on his side, who convinced the family to agree to the marriage. Lalit and Minal married on 17 October 1991 in Mumbai. The couple settled in Mumbai, as Minal faced social boycott in Delhi. They initially lived in KK Modi's apartment in Pedder Road area, but later bought Minal's father's house in Juhu as their family grew. They have two children - son Ruchir and daughter Aliya. Lalit Modi also has a step-daughter Karima Sagrani, from Minal's first marriage.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lalit Modi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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