Social media was caught off guard on Thursday, July 14, when former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi announced that he is dating actor Sushmita Sen on Twitter. Modi, 56, called Sen his “better half” and revealed the pair are currently dating and will unite in marriage some day in the future.

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“Just back in london after a whirling global tour #maldives # sardinia with the families – not to mention my #betterhalf @sushmitasen47 – a new beginning a new life finally. Over the moon,” Modi tweeted.

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 “Just for clarity. Not married – just dating each other. That too it will happen one day,” he wrote in a subsequent tweet.

Lalit Modi has been a fugitive since 2015, when a special Mumbai court issued a non-bailable warrant following a money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

After Modi’s tweet went viral on Thursday evening, an old tweet where Sushmita Sen was tagged, also followed suit. The tweet was a screenshot of a conversation between the two in 2013, which confirmed that he is an old acquaintance of the former Miss Universe.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the brainchild of Modi, who had also served as the chairman of the league. However, he was banned by the BCCI in 2013, after a committee found him guilty of charges of misconduct, indiscipline and financial irregularities regarding two franchises in the IPL.

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On the other hand, Sushmita Sen is a renowned Bollywood actress, who rose to fame after she was named Miss Universe in 1994. Two years later, she made her Bollywood debut in the film Dastak (1996). She has since been part of several movies in Biwi No. 1, Main Hoon Na and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya.

Sushmita is a Bollywood actress and a former Miss Universe. She made her Bollywood debut in 1996.