Mumbai, Apr 26 (IANS): The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) met here Monday under the chairmanship of Indian cricket board president Shashank Manohar after its commissioner Lalit Modi was suspended on 22 charges of impropriety.

The charges range from financial irregularities to rigging bids proxy holdings and kickbacks in broadcast deal.

A 34-page chargesheet was handed over to Modi, who is also the vice president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in the early hours of Monday after the IPL final. Manohar suspended Modi, who has 15 days to reply to all the charges levelled against him.

Thirteen members of the Governing Council, sans Modi, were present at the meeting at the Cricket Centre in Wankhede Stadium.

The other members of the Governing Council are Punjab Cricket Association chief Inderjit Singh Bindra, BCCI treasurer M.P. Pandove, vice presidents Chirayu Amin, Rajeev Shukla, Arjun Jaitley, board secretary N. Srinivasan, joint secretary Sanjay Jagdale, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Farooq Abdullah, IPL vice-chairman Niranjan Shah and former India captains Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.

Modi has said that IPL is "clean and transparent".

"In the last few days, we have had a lot of innuendoes, and half truths and motivated leaks (about IPL). I want to tell you that all decisions have been taken by the Governing Council and approved by the General Body. I reassure you that if there is any flouting of rules and any irregularities I shall take full responsibility," Modi had said in a speech at the end of the final match.