I’m unable to fathom what it is about Lalit ‘IPL’ Modi (The Dangling Modifier, June 29) that makes glitterati of a certain kind—Rakesh Maria, Sharad Pawar, Vasundhararaje, Dushyant and others—want to meet him in secret.
Anant Alurkar, Pune
Isn’t it time to rid sports organisations of control-freak politicians and manipulators like Lalit Modi?
Kishore Krishna Panda, Pune
The Lalit Modi saga shows that when it comes to easy money, politicians from the BJP are no different from those in the Congress or other parties.
Rakesh Agrawal, Dehradun
Perhaps there might be some redemption in pressuring Lalit Modi to return to India to face the charges he says are politically motivated. Could it be that Lalit has enough ammo to blast important figures across the political spectrum? Shouldn’t someone call his bluff?
J. Akshobhya, Mysore
In l’affaire Lalit Modi, no one has come out smelling of roses.
J.S. Acharya, Hyderabad
Lalitgate grows murkier and murkier. Quid pro quo, conflict of interest—it’s quite evident these factors came into play. Dirty politics will bring more disclosures.
A.K. Saksena, Delhi
NaMo’s maidens are bowling no balls and wides and being belted for sixes.
M.A. Raipet, Secunderabad
Sport has been invaded by commerce to an obscene degree. Dubious characters have taken over.
M.M. Gurbaxani, Bangalore
Sushma and Vasundhara are in the dock. Mayawati and Mamata are at the mercy of the judiciary. Jayalalitha may once again have to see the insides of a prison. What the hell is happening in the land of Sita, Savitri and Damayanti?
Tusar Kanti Kar, Howrah
Let the tainted face the action. But Modi sarkar must remain unaffected by suggestions by critics that it should be held responsible. It should not be held responsible for malpractices by its ministers.
M.K. Somanatha Panicker, Cherthala
Congress or the BJP, it doesn’t matter! The faces change; the lies remain the same.
Dinesh Kumar, Chandigarh
I don’t think Narendra Modi’s name has been sullied by the recent controversies involving Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhararaje. If he takes action against them, it will only send a wrong message.
Aditya Mookerjee, Belgaum
The BJP’s claims of being a party with a difference have fallen flat with Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhararaje standing exposed in the Lalit Modi saga. Both Sushma and Vasundhara knew that Lalit was a fugitive, but they helped him nevertheless. The BJP is facing embarrassment and a challenging time in the next parliamentary session.
S. Balakrishnan, on e-mail
As anyone can make out here, Sushma Swaraj acted in good faith and on humanitarian grounds. Who knew such a storm would blow over the incident? Yes, Lalit Modi is an accused in some economic offence cases. But he’s no terrorist.
M.C. Joshi, Lucknow
Will Arnab Goswami do a show on Lalit Modi’s tweet that Vineet Jain, owner of the Times Now channel, had sought VIP passes for the IPL final?
Mohan, Adipur
You indulge in yellow journalism when you begin a sentence with “While Sushma’s action has impropriety written all over it....” Well, tell us what impropriety is involved, and we’ll take that for journalism, but to just say something has impropriety written all over it—that has a yellow tinge!
P.B. Joshipura, Suffolk, US
The AAP spokesman’s cavalier comparison of Lalit Modi being in London with Dawood Ibrahim being in Karachi was both inappropriate and hugely disproportionate.
K.R. Srinivasan, Secunderabad
It’s unfathomable why Sushma Swaraj or Vasundhararaje should be pulled up for associating with Lalit Modi. It’s Lalit who must be made to pay for spoiling cricket.
Dr George Jacob, Kochi
Narendra Modi’s image is built around two virtues attributed to him: he is honest; he is decisive. But Modi has not spoken on the Lalitgate scandal in which a minister and chief minister from his party are involved. In yoga, silence may be a path to enlightenment. In politics, it’s a sign of evasion and could be taken for complicity.
Padmini Raghavendra, Secunderabad
Lalitgate has exposed ‘na khaoonga na khaane doonga’!
Meghana A., New South Wales
