Lalit Modi DEFENDS Ex-Girlfriend Sushmita Sen’s ‘Gold Digger’ Tag; Jokes, “I Was A Kept Boyfriend”

Lalit Modi has defended Sushmita Sen against the ‘gold digger’ label that followed their 2022 relationship reveal. He said she was self-made and never depended on him. Back in 2022, Sushmita Sen broke the internet with this sharp response to trolls who branded her a “gold digger” after her relationship with businessman Lalit Modi became public. Four years later, the conversation has resurfaced, with Modi himself weighing in on the label.

Lalit Modi DEFENDS Sushmita Sen’s ‘Gold Digger’ Tag

In a recent interview with Humans of Bombay, Modi called the criticism unfair and insisted that Sen was never financially dependent on him. In fact, he joked that he often felt like a “kept boyfriend” when they went out together and said she buys her own diamonds. Defending Sen, Modi said she had built her success on her own. He said, “Sushmita is a beautiful, successful and self-made woman. She has more diamonds than almost anyone I know, and she earned everything herself. She even had diamond stores.”

The former IPL chairman also said the Aarya actor was never financially dependent on him during their time together. “There wasn’t a time when we went out and I had to pay for anything, she paid for everything. I was like a kept boyfriend,” he said.

Modi said Sen never liked accepting things from others and that the label used against her was completely misplaced. “She would never accept anything from anybody. So when people called her a gold digger, that was completely wrong,” he said.

He then humorously added, “If anything, Lalit was the diamond digger.” He called Sushmita a true “diamond.”

Looking Back At The Relationship

Reflecting on their bond, Modi said Sen had a strong influence on him during an important phase of his life. “Sushmita was very special to me. She helped me grow into many of the things I am today and was an extremely important part of my life at that time. It was a very special relationship,” he said.

Even though they are no longer together, Modi said he continues to hold her in high regard and values the time they spent together. “I have the fondest memories of her and she’s still a very dear friend. I wish her nothing but the best. She’s an amazing woman and what she has done as a single mother to her daughters, Renee and Alisah, is remarkable,” he added.

The 2022 Social Media Post

Modi also spoke about the Instagram post that drew widespread attention in 2022, saying it was not a planned announcement. Recalling the moment, he said, “I did it right in front of her. She didn’t think I would actually post it. We were arguing about something on the plane, and she said, ‘You’re not going to post this.’ I laughed and pressed the button.”

Modi recalled that they were heading back to London at that time. According to him, the reaction was immediate and much bigger than either of them had anticipated. “By the time we landed, all hell had broken loose. But there was nothing wrong with it. She never asked me to take it down, and I never considered doing that,” he said.

Modi said he does not regret sharing the post publicly. “It really did break the internet. For a few days, it seemed like that’s all anyone was talking about. But we had a beautiful story, and I don’t regret a single minute of it,” he said.

Sushmita Calls Lalit Modi Another Phase

Following Lalit Modi’s social media posts and pictures with Sushmita Sen, the duo became two of the most searched personalities in India in 2022. According to Google’s Year in Search 2022 list, Modi ranked fourth among the most searched people in the country, while Sushmita secured the fifth spot.

Addressing those who called her a ‘gold digger’, she wrote that she preferred diamonds and bought them herself. In 2023, Sushmita referred to her relationship with Lalit Modi as ‘just another phase’ during an interview with Mid-Day.

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