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The union minister says IPL issue has nothing to do with his ministry; did not grant benefits to members of Kochi consortium; no money has changed hands.
Updated : Apr 16, 2010, 12:41 PM IST
The minister of state for external affairs says his only role is that of mentoring the Kochi consortium as MP.
Tharoor also said that the allegations against him are baseless.
Tharoor also said the efforts to thwart the Kochi team are disgraceful and a Kochi IPL team is the dream of every Kerala cricket lover.