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Lalit Modi Claims British Citizenship After Over a Decade in UK
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 15 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM
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Lalit Modi, founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has announced he has been granted British citizenship after living in the UK since 2010.
Lalit Modi, the former head of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has taken to social media to announce that he has been granted British citizenship. Modi fled India in 2010 and has resided in the UK since then, facing investigations related to alleged financial irregularities and money laundering. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Modi's announcement comes after over a decade of living in the UK, where he has maintained a relatively low profile.