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CONG FAKE LOVE FOR DALIT EXPOSED - BSP
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Cong fake love for dalit exposed: BSP

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The Pioneer
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Lukhnow - The BSP on Tuesday slammed the Congress for omitting
Bhimrao Ambedkar's contribution in a booklet issued to commemorate
its 125 years, saying the party's "anti-dalit mentality" and "fake
love" for the community have been exposed.

"There is no mention of the contributions made by Dr Ambedkar, dalit
leader Babu Jagjeevan Ram and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the booklet
released by Congress on completing 125 years of its foundation,"

BSP state president Swami Prasad Maurya said in a statement issued
here.

"This booklet has exposed Congress' fake love for dalits....
Surprisingly this book was released on the birth anniversary of Dr
Ambedkar," he added.

Maurya alleged that as a part of a conspiracy the party had showered
praise on one family and there was no mention of any other leader
belonging to dalit or minority communities.

"If the party forgets to publish the name of Dr Ambedkar considered
as a messiah by crores of people in the country, then it is proved
that Congress love for dalits is nothing more than a farce," he
alleged.

Maurya alleged that Congress had always opposed Ambedkar and was not
able to get rid of its casteist mentality towards dalit leaders even
after 125 years.

The Congress, however, dismissed BSP's charge, saying that it was not
not an intentional omission as the booklet was only about the
contribution of Congress leaders.

"But since B R Ambedkar was part of the Congress-led government, we
will be including it in the booklet," state general secretary Subodh
Shrivatsava said.

Terming Congress' 'chetna yatra' launched by Rahul Gandhi on April 14
in BSP's stronghold as a "drama", the BSP state president said that
the party was indulging in such activities only to mislead dalit.

"Only handful people are participating in this yatra and in
desperation party leaders are using all methods to attract crowd.
This is evident from the fact that an indecent dance programme was
organised in Bulandshahr yesterday," Maurya alleged.

He accused AICC general secretary Rahul of hurting the feelings of
crores of followers of Ambedkar by not using the 'parmapujya' (most
revered) to show respect to the leader during the Ambedkar Nagar
visit.

"Omission of contributions made by the dalit and minority leaders in
the booklet is not a mistake, but a deliberate act as a part of the
conspiracy," he alleged.

He alleged that the Congress always "used" Jagjeevan Ram and never
gave him the respect he deserved.

He said the dalit community would give a befitting reply to the
Congress at an appropriate time.

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India rocked by cricket scandal
An Indian government minister is forced to resign over a friend’s
stake in a club in the Indian Premier League, and a financial
investigation of the funding of the nation’s top cricket teams will be
launched.
April 19, 2010|By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from New Delhi — Combine two of India's favorite pastimes,
cricket and politics. Add allegations of corruption, greed, and tax
evasion. Throw in the implosion of a highflying political career and
it's not difficult to understand why India's hyperactive broadcast
media are on a tear.

On Monday, India's finance minister announced an investigation of the
funding and sources behind the nation's top cricket teams, suggesting
that more bombshells are to come. The scandal underscores the cost of
operating a business on steroids without creating adequate safeguards,
analysts said.

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/19/world/la-fg-0420-india-cricket-20100420

Bloomberg

India Starts Cricket League Probe After Minister Tharoor Quits
April 19, 2010, 12:37 PM EDT
By Bibhudatta Pradhan

April 19 (Bloomberg) -- India ordered an investigation into the
funding and operation of a cricket body after a minister quit
yesterday over allegations that he influenced the award of a
franchise.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told lawmakers today that the
government won’t spare anyone in its probe of the Indian Premier
League. Junior Foreign Minister Shashi Tharoor resigned after
dismissing opposition claims that he benefitted from free shares given
to a friend by Rendezvous Sports World Ltd., which heads the group
that won bidding for the IPL team in southern Kerala state with a $333
million offer.

An investigation into the IPL issue by “the concerned department” has
already begun, Mukherjee said in Parliament. “All aspects, including
sources of funding and routes through which the funds arrived would be
looked into.”

IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi will “welcome all investigation,” the
Press Trust of India reported, citing a comment on his Twitter Inc.
page. Modi was unavailable for comments today, said Jitendra Jha, an
executive at Adfactors PR, IPL’s public relations agency. Tharoor’s
aide Jacob Joseph did not answer calls to his mobile phone.

President Pratibha Patil accepted Tharoor’s resignation on the
recommendation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the president’s
office said in a statement. Singh has had a tough few weeks with two
major legislative bills stalled and opposition pressure mounting over
rising prices. Frequent adjournments in Parliament risked delays to
the government’s agenda, including approval of this year’s budget.

The ministries for finance and companies plan a detailed inquiry into
the affairs of the Board for Control of Cricket in India, the IPL and
its multiple franchisees, the Financial Express reported citing
officials it didn’t name.

‘Pressure on Government’

The “episode added to pressure on the government,” said N. Bhaskara
Rao, chairman of the Centre for Media Studies in New Delhi, referring
to corruption scandal and the minister’s resignation. “Smooth
functioning of Parliament is essential.”

The decision by Tharoor, 54, a former UN undersecretary general, to
step down ended a year in office punctuated by embarrassments to the
ruling Congress party including a five- star hotel stay during the
government’s austerity drive and controversial tweets on his Twitter
account.

“My role in mentoring the Kerala consortium was throughout within the
bounds of appropriate conduct of a member of Parliament,” Tharoor said
in a statement on April 16. “As a minister, I was in no position to
influence the bid process, let alone its outcome.”

Tharoor, who has lived overseas for most of his life, was elected to
the lower house of Parliament for the first time last year and
appointed to a senior position in India’s foreign ministry.

Hotel Stay

In September, he vacated a luxury hotel after a senior minister
advised him to stay in a government-allotted house as the government
grappled with ways to cut expenditure. Tharoor said he was paying his
own bill as his official house was prepared.

Tharoor was criticized by party colleagues after posting a Twitter
message saying he would be flying “cattle class out of solidarity with
all our holy cows,” as Congress cut back on official expenses.

The eight teams playing in this season’s IPL tournament include owners
such as Mukesh Ambani, the world’s fourth-richest man and chairman of
Reliance Industries Ltd.; billionaire Vijay Mallya, chairman of UB
Group; and movie star Shah Rukh Khan.

The IPL has more than doubled its brand value to $4.13 billion now
from $2.01 billion in 2009, according to Brand Finance Plc.

--Editors: Mark Williams, Sam Nagarajan

To contact the reporter on this story: Bibhudatta Pradhan in New Delhi
at ***@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Hari Govind at
***@bloomberg.net

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NEW DELHI — The Indian government promised on Monday an in-depth tax
and financing probe into the country's cash-rich premier cricket
league, warning that "no wrongdoer will be spared".

The move came after high-profile government minister and former UN
undersecretary Shashi Tharoor quit Sunday after he became embroiled in
a scandal over the ownership of a new Indian Premier League (IPL)
franchise.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told parliament that the tax
authorities, which raided the IPL's Mumbai headquarters late last
week, had already started investigations.

"All aspects including sources of funding and routes through which the
funds arrived would be looked into. Appropriate action as per (the)
law would be taken," Mukherjee said.

"No guilty (person) or wrong-doer will be spared," Mukherjee said.

Tharoor, 54, the junior foreign minister, had been under pressure
since news broke a week ago that a female friend -- said by Indian
media to be his girlfriend -- was given a free stake in a new IPL
team.

Opposition parties say the stake, worth 15 million dollars, was for
Tharoor's behind-the-scenes services in putting together the
consortium that bought the Kochi team, which will be based in Kerala
state.

Tharoor has denied any wrongdoing.

The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded an
investigation into the IPL, accusing it of being "the Corruption
Premier League."

The ownership details of the Kochi team was put under the spotlight by
IPL founder and boss Lalit Modi.

But now scrutiny has also focused on Modi with opposition politicians
saying in parliament that the IPL is a front for "gambling and
betting."

Modi has denied the allegations, calling them an "attempt to discredit
the IPL."

Copyright © 2010 AFP. All rights reserved.

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is a front for "gambling and betting"

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Cricket scandal bowls politician
4:10 AM Tuesday Apr 20, 2010

An Indian minister resigned yesterday over allegations of corruption
in winning a cricket league franchise.

The row was over junior Foreign Minister Dr Shashi Tharoor's role in a
southern city winning a US$333 million ($470 million) bid for the
cricket franchise in the Indian Premier League.

The controversy erupted after Lalit Modi, the chief of the Indian
Premier League, said the winning consortium allotted stakes worth
about US$15 million for free to a woman Indian media identified as
Tharoor's girlfriend Sunanda Pushkar. Modi said Tharoor had asked him
not to reveal the shareholding details of the consortium.

Pushkar's lawyer said she had decided to give up her allotted stakes.

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IPL row continues to rock Parliament
Headlines Today Bureau
New Delhi, April 19, 2010

The Indian Premier League (IPL) controversy continued to rock
Parliament on Monday even as the Minister of State for External
Affairs Shashi Tharoor quit his post a day before.

While the Rashtriya Janata Dal president, Lalu Prasad Yadav, came down
heavily on the IPL demanding that the tournament be scrapped, the Left
too joined the attack on the government over the issue. On the other
hand, Congress blamed the BJP leaders' links to IPL chief Lalit Modi
in "glorifying the gambling event"

The former railway minister raised the issue in Lok Sabha and said
that black money was involved in the running of league. He said the
sports ministry should take over both the Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) and the IPL.

"There is mass scale betting in cricket, especially in the IPL.
Government should scrap both-the IPL and the BCCI-and take charge of
the bodies," the MP said.

CPM leader Brinda Karat sought a joint parliamentary committee probe
into the IPL controversy. She said that Tharoor's resignation alone
would not suffice.

Not only the Opposition, the issue also found echo within the ruling
Congress. Senior party leader Vayalar Ravi mounted a scathing attack
on the mega sporting event, equating it with a glorified gambling
event. He however said that the BJP leaders had links with Lalit Modi
which needed to be probed.

The row, which started with the revelations about its Kochi
franchisee, seems to have opened floodgates against the IPL. It has
already claimed the team's mentor Shashi Tharoor his post as a junior
minister in the ministry of external affairs.

Roles of two more Union ministers, both belonging to a Congress ally,
have been under the income tax department's scanner. Even the IPL
chief Lalit Modi's seat is under threat after the I-T sleuths launched
an investigation on the IPL and its commissioner.

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BCCI didn't want Modi to reveal IPL owners
Javed Ansari
New Delhi, April 21, 2010

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi had wanted to disclose the ownership
details of the league's teams but the BCCI stopped him.

Headlines Today has accessed emails that show how BCCI president
Shashank Manohar did not allow Modi to reveal the details.

Modi emailed IPL top guns

Modi wanted to disclose the ownership details along with the names of
directors of all IPL teams. He sent an email regarding this on April
14 to 71 recipients. Among the recipients were members of the IPL
governing council and team-owners.

Text of Modi's email

This is what Modi wrote in his email:

"Dear Friends,
Propriety and fair play demand we should as public body disclose
ownership details along with name of directors of all franchisees once
again. Earlier we...at the time of bidding....only disclosed the names
and share holding.

If everyone is okay with this, we will issue the same right away, that
way all doubts and aspersions being cast on IPL franchises and members
of GC appropriately rebutted. I hope you all agree with the same.

Warm Regards,
Lalit Modi
Chairman and Commissioner, IPL"

Among those who got the email are Shashank Manohar, Vijay Mallya, N.
Srinivasan, Chirayu Amin, Sunil Gavaskar, Rajiv Shukla, Arun Jaitley,
Manoj Badale, Mohit Burman, Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia,
Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra, Inderjit Bindra, Mukesh Ambani, Nita
Ambani, Suresh Chellaram, Lachlan Murdoch, Gaurav Burman, Sid Mallya,
Niranjan Shah, Ravi Shastri, M.A.K. Pataudi, Farooq Abdullah, M.P.
Pandove and Sanjay Jagdale.

Modi even CC-ed the email to Agriculture Minister and ICC president-
elect Sharad Pawar, Laila Mallya and others.

BCCI chief's response

But Manohar stonewalled Modi. In his reply to the email, Manohar
wrote: "The issue is complex and needs detailed deliberations and
legal implications need to be gone into and hence can be considered at
the governing council meeting where all documents and papers relating
to the bids are available."

After Manohar's response, Shah, Jaitley, Amin, Srinivasan and Shastri
replied saying they agreed with the BCCI president.

"I agree with the president. Let's tread cautiously. Let's not hurry,"
was Shastri's reply.

Jaitley replied saying he endorses Manohar's stand that details should
not be released now.

Shah too replied saying he agreed with the BCCI chief's view.

"I completely agree with the President," wrote Srinivasan in his
reply.

The BCCI's response to Modi's email raises questions. Why did the BCCI
president prevent Modi from revealing the details? What is it that the
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