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Vasundhara Raje recommended Lalit Modi for Padma Awards in 2007: says reports

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New Delhi, (DECCAN TIME):  Latest reports have revealed that, former IPL chief Lalit Modi was recommended for a Padma Award in 2007 by Rajasthan government led by Vasundhara Raje.

The disclosure is likely to intensify opposition attack on already under fire Raje for her connections with tainted ex-commissioner of IPL.

According to a news report in Dainik Bhaskar, Raje had forwarded Modi’s name on July 28th, 2007 through the sports council.

It is gathered, Rajasthan government’s ground for recommendation was Modi’s vast business empire and his contributions in development of cricket in the state.

The recommendation letter also mentioned how Modi helped the state in organising six matches of Champions League. The government asked the recommendation later from then Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) president Lalit Modi himself.

Interestingly, IPL, the biggest achievement of Lalit Modi, started in 2008, a year after the recommendation.

Raje is in the dock for giving an affidavit to British government in favour of Lalit Modi, who is facing Enforcement Directorate probe into alleged money laundering in connection with organising of IPL tournament.

Raje’s son Dushyant Singh has also been under attack over reports that his company received Rs 11.63 crore in investments from Modi in 2008.

As soon as the probe started in 2010 on the complaint of then BCCI chairman N Shinivasan, Modi flew to London to avoid the legal process and since has been living there.

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