The couple announced their relationship on July 14 officially

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While not yet clear if they are officially married, Lalit Modi addressed Sushmita Sen as her better half

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The announcement by Modi according to him was a new beggining of his life

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However, Sushmita is not the first woman to be in the IPL founder's life

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Lalit Modi married Minal Modi in 1991

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She passed away in December 2018 after a long battle with cancer

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