IPL founder Lalit Modi acquires British citizenship, calls it ‘home for many years’
IPL founder Lalit Modi has announced that he officially acquired British citizenship in September 2026. Modi, who left India in 2010 amid allegations of financial irregularities, maintains his innocence and objects to being labeled a fugitive.
Why it matters
The acquisition of citizenship by a high-profile individual wanted by Indian authorities complicates ongoing legal efforts to extradite him to face money laundering charges.
London Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi, who has been based in London for several years now, took to social media to announce that he acquired British citizenship recently after “many years” of calling the U.K. his home. https://www.thehindu.com/news/the-life-and-times-of-lalit-k-modi/article7318012.ece In his post, accompanied by images from the citizenship ceremony at a Town Hall in London back in September, Mr. Modi on Saturday (November 14, 2026) said he had chosen to publicly share the “very special and personal milestone” at his address at Oxford Union.
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