Lalit and Minal Modi with family

Could the high-flying architect of the IPL and financial exile in London, Lalit Modi, be turning his attention to philanthropy and medical research? Going by his social media posts during and following PM Narendra Modi's visit to Portugal's Champalimaud Foundation, the ground breaking private biomedical research foundation created to undertake research in the fields of neuroscience and oncology, it would seem so. Not only has he been posting up close and personal images and video clips which indicate what an insider he is at the institution, but most of his attention appears to be focused on advocating and promoting its goals. His interest is not theoretical. A couple of years ago it is Champalimaud which was said to have famously cured Lalit Modi's beloved wife Minal of her cancer, prompting him to confirm on national TV to Rajdeep Sardesai, "This cancer treatment is revolutionary. If successful, you can get up from your bed and walk out and go and have dinner... Yes, we were three days later in Ibiza celebrating..."