Lalit Modi, the first chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL), made his relationship with actress and former beauty queen Sushmita Sen official on Thursday night. He posted a set of pictures with the actress on Twitter as well as Instagram.

He referred to Sushmita Sen as his “better half” in one his tweets and later clarified that they aren’t married and that they are “just dating.” “Not married – just dating each other,” he wrote in a separate tweet.

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Lalit Modi net worth:

Lalit Modi is a Business Executive who has a net worth of $570 Million. He was born in New Delhi, on November 29, 1965. Business executive who became the first ever Chairman and Commissioner of cricket’s Indian Premier League. He successfully headed up the tournament from 2008-10. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Champions League.

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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, the businessman alleged that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor held indirect free equity in the Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL franchise, ultimately leading to Tharoor’s resignation.

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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 suspended from BCCI after being accused of misconduct, indiscipline and financial irregularities.

BCCI launched an investigation against him, and banned him for life in 2013 after a committee found him guilty of these charges.

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However, Modi denied any wrongdoing, and blamed accusations on political rivalries. Shortly before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched an investigation against him for alleged financial irregularities, Modi moved to London.

As a scion of a leading business family, Modi is the president and managing director of Modi Enterprises and the executive director of Godfrey Phillips India.