City Corp: Claim counter-claim over IPL bid

New Delhi: NDTV takes a look at the claims and counter-claims on the Pune team bidding process controversy so far.

Claim
Deshpande: Bid for Pune franchise in my individual capacity, not on behalf of City Corp
Counter-claim
BCCI: In January, letter by Board clearly authorised Deshpande to bid on behalf of the company

Claim
Deshpande: Company was not interested in bidding, so I bid myself
Counter-claim
BCCI sources: Letter denying Deshpande permission to bid was 'fabricated' later

Claim
Deshpande: I provided City Corp documents for bid to show my personal worth
Counter-claim
BCCI sources: All documents submitted were of City Corp, including company balance sheets, Memorandums and Articles of Association

Claim
Deshpande: March letter by Board shows that City Corp not keen on bid
Counter-claim
BCCI: January letter clear that company backed bidding