Sushma swaraj husband lalit modi biography
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Sushma's husband confirms he and his daughter represented Lalit Modi
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj’s husband and veteran lawyer Swaraj Kaushal on Tuesday confirmed that his daughter Bansuri – also a lawyer -- and he had been professionally associated with former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi.
Kaushal however denied that Modi had helped his nephew secure admission in the Sussex University, echoing Sushma Swaraj’s clarification on twitter just after the controversy broke out.
Replying to HT’s queries on whether his daughter Bansuri and he had appeared for Lalit Modi in the past, Kaushal texted: “Nephew’s admission is untrue. Rest is correct.”
This came in the wake of allegations that Swaraj had in 2014 sought to facilitate travel documents for Modi, who had been charged with financial impropriety in India and has been staying in London since 2010.
With allegations that Kaushal had requested Modi to help in getting his nephew admitted to Sussex University a year back, there were allegations of a quid pro quo. It was also alleged that Kaushal and his daughter Bansuri had appeared in court for Lalit Modi for years earlier.
When HT asked him whether his or his daughter’s appearing for Modi and Swaraj seeking to facilitate his travel documents as I
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Lalit Modi
Indian businessman (born 1963)
Lalit Modi (born 29 November 1963) is an Indian businessman and former cricket administrator.[1][2][3][4] He was the founder, first chairman and League 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 from 2008 till 2010 and was Vice President of the BCCI from 2005 till 2010. He has also served as the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association from 2005 till 2009 and then again from 2014 till 2015, and as the vice president of the Punjab Cricket Association from 2004 till 2012.
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 suspende
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Sushma Swaraj
Indian minister (1952–2019)
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Salman Khurshid |
| Succeeded by | S. Jaishankar |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 7 January 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Vayalar Ravi |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| In office 21 December 2009 – 19 May 2014 | |
| Deputy | Gopinath Munde |
| Speaker | Meira Kumar |
| Preceded by | L. K. Advani |
| Succeeded by | Rahul Gandhi (2024)[a][b] |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Sanskrit Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Pramod Mahajan |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Sanskrit Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | C. P. Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Anbumani Ramadoss |
| In office 30 September 2000 – 29 January 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Sanskrit Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 11 October 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Sanskrit Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | S. Jaipal Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Pramod Mahajan |
| In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 | |
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