Dismissing demands for his resignation, the Minister of State for External Affairs Mr.Shashi Tharoor rejected Opposition allegations of any misuse of authority to influence IPL Kochi franchise's successful bid or get any financial gains for him or his any of his close friends.
In a statement in the Lok Sabha, he described the notion that somebody is some sort of proxy for him is insulting for him and to the professionalism and business ethics of the investors and their associates.
He asserted that it has been clear for some time that the real motive behind the public controversy that has been created around him was to make the Kochi team unviable and to assign his IPL franchise elsewhere than Kerala.
He asserted that he has neither invested nor received any financial benefit from IPL Kochi team.
Mr. Tharoor maintained that his role in mentoring the Kochi Franchisee is within the bounds of appropriate conduct for a member of parliament from Thiruvananthapuram and a member of the Union council of minister.
AIR parliamentary correspondent reports that the Throor issue rocked both the houses of parliament finally leading to their adjournment for the day.
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