Modi's D-day
Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi on Sunday said he would attend a meeting of the cricket tournament's governing council at which he faces the sack over corruption allegations.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which owns the lucrative IPL event, called the emergency meeting in Mumbai for Monday to discuss allegations that include tax irregularities and unsubstantiated media reports of match-fixing.
"I will attend and chair the meeting of the GC [governing council] as chairman and commissioner," Modi announced on microblogging website Twitter.
He had previously said he would refuse to go, saying he needed more time to prepare a proper response to the allegations.
The IPL, which began in 2008, features the world's top cricketers playing the popular Twenty20 format of the game for eight franchises owned by India's wealthiest businessmen and film stars.
Two more franchises are to be added for the 2011 season.
The ambitious and brash Modi has led the IPL to massive success, signing lucrative deals as sponsors.
The tournament, a spectacular mix of the country's favourite sport and glamour, is already estimated to have a brand value of four billion dollars.
The tax probe began after junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor was forced to resign over claims that his girlfriend was given a free stake worth 15 million dollars in a new franchise.
Details of the ownership of the team in the southern city of Kochi were leaked on Twitter by Modi.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ordered the probe last week amid allegations from the political opposition that the IPL was a front for money laundering and illegal betting.
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