With knives out against Lalit Modi, a host of owners of IPL franchises, including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, today came out in support of the beleagured T20 league commissioner.
Tweeting about the IPL controversy, Khan, who is shooting for his home production "Ra 1" said, "IPL controversy: fast, furious & too much noise. like the T20 itself. hope it gets resolved as fast too for our friend lalit & franchises."
Terming the IPL awards function last night as very nice, Khan, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, said "had a great time. could not stay back as had a shoot in the morning. all of us smiled through a tinge of sadnes."
Royal Challengers Bangalore's Vijay Mallya said that despite media bashing it was heart warming to witness applause by Owners/ Players for Lalit Modi at the awards for the fine job he has done.
"it was so nice to see Lalit smile despite all hell breaking loose in the media. U have 2 give it 2 him for making IPL what it is !", actress Preity Zinta, co-promoter of Kings XI Punjab, posted in her tweets.
Another Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty of Rajasthan Royals said she supported full and fair investigations. "full and fair investigation of IPL wil compel loud mouths 2 shut up by realisin tru value of 6th largst sportin event in World", Shilpa said in her tweets.
Zinta hit out at the media charging the "ill-informed" media was following a herd mentality. She rejected reports that Modi owns a stake in her team through Aakash Aroura.
"Who is going to question them & ask 4 accountability 4 ruining peoples names? Will the real journalists and respectable publications pls stand up ! We all want the truth not assumptions made and disguised as d truth!"
She also said the media should get its facts right and worry about lawsuits for writing nonsense. "Akash Aurora is my close friend & he only attended Ipl 2 support me," she tweeted.
"Breaks my heart to see IPL-bashing by any and everyone," she said and hoped the truth comes out and media speculation stops. PTI
