Lalit Modi leaks MS Dhoni's India Cements salary details, appointment letter'

Mumbai: Former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi made public, what he claimed to be ex-Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s employment contract with India Cements, a company that is owned by former BCCI and ICC chairman N Srinivasan.

According to the copy of the appointment letter uploaded by the former IPL chairman, Dhoni was given the position of Vice President (Marketing) at India Cements, with a basic pay of Rs 43,000 per month, along with a dearness allowance of Rs 21,970, and also a special pay of Rs 20,000.

The document also entitles Dhoni to Rs 20,400 HRA when he is stationed in Chennai. He is also set to get a special HRA of Rs 8,400, if he is in Chennai, and Rs 8,000 if elsewhere. Another special allowance of Rs 60,000 and education/newspaper expenses of Rs 175 per month have also been mentioned in the “appointment letter”.

Modi also went on to question why Dhoni, who earns 100s of crores anyway, needs a job with such payments in India Cements.