Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra and Sachiin Joshi get into a twitter brawl, fight publicly
Raj Kundra and actor Sachiin Joshi, son of gutka baron Jagdish Joshi, have locked horns and are accusing each other of fraud. The accusations started after a poker league was formed by Kundra.
According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Kundra has alleged that Sachiin Joshi had bought a team in his Match Indian Poker League, that he gained immense “publicity” from the event but defaulted on payments. He also added that the cheque of Rs 40 lakh which was issued by Joshi had bounced, and after which Kundra has initiated legal proceedings.
Kundra told the leading daily, “Yes, we have gone legal on Sachiin Joshi. He has been terminated from the Match Indian Poker League for defaulting on payments. His cheque for Rs 40 lakh has bounced. His team was Goa King’s; he took full publicity and after the event avoided my calls and messages. I thought he was a friend. I am completely disappointed.”
Manoj Asrani, Group CMO, of Joshi’s firm Viiking Ventures, while responding to allegations, told the leading daily, “Raj Kundra initiated a poker tournament by the name of Match IPL and around 10 teams were formed. There were commitments made and the same weren’t delivered. When we got to know that the tournament was rigged for a specific team to win, we withdrew our participation and did not sign any agreement. We made sure that the payments don’t clear as there was nothing to pay for and also informed other partners that we are out of this fraudulent tournament. We are pursuing this legally and will make sure that this goes through the right justice channels.”
Here’s how all it went:
Hilarious how @sachiinjoshi takes full PR value introduces partners into his team who continue with @matchIPL @IFMatchPoker his partners pay months before event & till after event & numerous reminders to banking his check which bounces he takes more PR 😆 IFP Statement coming! pic.twitter.com/AFPtpyGSdK
— Raj Kundra (@TheRajKundra) January 29, 2018
What’s confusing is @sachiinjoshi if u couldn’t afford a team why commit? If you needed more time to pay u could have asked. But to wait till the events over and taken full branding and then making your CMO mouth off airing his ignorance doesn’t say much about ur groups ethics!
— Raj Kundra (@TheRajKundra) January 29, 2018
I don’t show a false picture to people and become proxy owners to #ipl team.,and fool people in the world Coz I can’t afford @TheRajKundra my maintenance cost for my dogs is more then 40 lacs.. https://t.co/gd7nvmrsVO
— Sachiin (@sachiinjoshi) January 29, 2018
Class you are Sachin!?! Stoop to such low levels for publicity? How come your partners that you introduced are still involved and continue to participate if IFP is rigged? Talking utter nonsense! Payment delay tactics!! https://t.co/u8jn11LG8F
— Raj Kundra (@TheRajKundra) January 29, 2018
I agree raj what levels you have stopped to after coming and beginning me to buy in your league,and when I did not this is the level u go down to.,enjoy ur cheap publicity https://t.co/LhFU1jZmGM
— Sachiin (@sachiinjoshi) January 29, 2018
Standing you reach my waist line! I still did business with not so equals! I remember someone on big boss calling you dedh footiya explains where the brains are! https://t.co/NcunAqAeyC
— Raj Kundra (@TheRajKundra) January 29, 2018
Dude your CMO was asking for sweat equity on your part because sachin the superstar was joining as team owner in league 😂 we were and are a sold out League! Anyways don’t worry focus on feeding your dogs don’t want you falling SHORT there! https://t.co/rYlXfuPJf8
— Raj Kundra (@TheRajKundra) January 29, 2018
Best of luck to the sold out league and to the people who bought in & this rigged up poker tournament.,I rest coz I cannot deal with nonsense coz some1 wants attention.,from the media.,I dint know @TheRajKundra you were so desperate for monies and go down to such cheap levels.. https://t.co/2FEETu5ZeR
— Sachiin (@sachiinjoshi) January 29, 2018
Go ahead mr.,kundra now massage your ego enuf.,I have walked in the dirt and walked out clean.,speak as much shit doesn’t make u good..continue this is it..enjoy ur cheap thrills.. https://t.co/FBdieSm6HV
— Sachiin (@sachiinjoshi) January 29, 2018
Some people use daddy’s money power a little too much! Time will tell who’s right and who’s wrong I rest my case. pic.twitter.com/Wk4V6jQ84G
— Raj Kundra (@TheRajKundra) January 29, 2018
Atleast I use my daddy’s money and work hard to make the same and not do vat #frauds with govt..and people with bestdealtv investors.,run an entire betting busienss to cheat public..don’t owe monies to anyone @TheRajKundra as I said enjoy ur cheap publicity https://t.co/rNpCC3p64F
— Sachiin (@sachiinjoshi) January 29, 2018
Awwww is that the best you got? Lagi? Good now see you in court! https://t.co/lLIIlBUDia
— Raj Kundra (@TheRajKundra) January 29, 2018
I don’t need to show what I have got,atleast to people like you.,I trust in my country and it’s judiciary system.,truth shall prevail.. https://t.co/XXJkYPTuJH
— Sachiin (@sachiinjoshi) January 29, 2018
Meanwhile, the President of International Federation of Match Poker , Patrick Nally has quashed Sachiin’s allegations of the game being “rigged”. Alleging that the sport is clean and honest, an apology has been demanded from Sachiin and if failing to do so, a legal action shall be taken against him.
An official statement from our president @patrick_nally.@IFMatchPoker is a clean and honest #sport. pic.twitter.com/p4nEwCInwR
— IFMatchPoker (@IFPoker) January 29, 2018
The Tournament
Raj Kundra announced the Match India Poker League last year in September, in which the teams were named as Ahmedabad Hearts, Bangalore Royals, Delhi Aces, Goa King’s (owned by Joshi, according to Kundra), Jaipur Jewels, Mumbai All-Stars, Pune Knights, and Kolkata Diamonds.