Lalit Modi came into the limelight after having an affair with Sushmita Sen, know everything about the father of IPL
The country's fugitive Lalit Modi is also recognized by everyone as the father of IPL. Lalit Modi made a lot of headlines this year by disclosing his relationship with bollywood actress Sushmita Sen. Everyone was quite surprised by the sudden announcement. The news of their affair had created a stir in the whole country. While people were trolling the actress and the IPL founder fiercely, Lalit Modi was not missing out on making a statement regarding their relationship. Lalit Modi had even told Sushmita to be his better half. However, after so much ruckus, one day suddenly Lalit Modi removed everything related to Sushmita from his social media and announced a breakup without saying anything. Lalit Modi, who created a ruckus this year by doing all this, is celebrating his 59th birthday on 29th November. On this occasion, we are going to tell you some stories related to his life.
Lalit Modi was born on 29 november 1963 in delhi to businessman Krishna Kumar Modi. Lalit Modi did his early education at Bishop Cotton school in shimla and boarding schools in Nainital. Lalit Modi was never good at studies and used to run away from school to avoid it. After completing school, Lalit Modi went to America to complete his graduation. Despite being born into such a good family, Lalit Modi's name has been associated with controversies from time to time. In the year 1985, Lalit Modi made the first mistake of his life. He was arrested for selling drugs at the university. After that, it was like a downpour. He was frequently arrested for kidnapping students, for possessing a deadly weapon.
In all these circumstances, when Lalit Modi returned to india from America after completing his studies, he took over the business of his father KK Modi. But he did not feel like it and he made up his mind to establish himself separately. Lalit Modi was the executive director of Godfrey Phillips india, one of India's largest tobacco companies, till 1992. After this, in the year 1999, Lalit Modi became a part of the himachal pradesh Cricket Association and he worked there in such a way that his stature in the bcci itself went up. After this, in the year 2008, Lalit Modi started IPL in the country, which is also known as the festival of the country today. But, due to IPL, he was accused of money laundering, due to which Lalit Modi fled the country in the year 2010. The government of india has declared him a fugitive and he lives in London.
Talking about Lalit Modi's personal life, before falling in love with Sushmita Sen, Lalit Modi's heart was beating for his mother's friend Meenal. Lalit Modi met Meenal while studying in America. Despite being a divorcee of nine years elder Meenal, Lalit Modi loved her madly and married Meenal on october 17, 1991. Both also have two children, but Meenal died in december 2018 due to cancer. After that, Lalit Modi's name was now associated with Sushmita, with whom his relationship has now ended.