KKR puts tie-up with Lux Cozi on hold

Shahrukh Khan suspended the sponsorship of his team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by the Lux Cozi innerwear, owned by a businessman accused of instigating the suicide of Muslim youth Rizwanur Rahman.

Lux Cozi is owned by Ashok Todi, the father of Priyanka Todi whose marriage with Muslim youth Rizwanur Rahman against the wishes of family led to the death of the latter under mysterious circumstances.

Rizwanur, a computer graphics designer, was found dead by a railway track in Sep 2007, almost a year after his marriage with Priyanka.

A criminal case has been registered with the Todi brothers who are currently on bail.

Shahrukh, on his last visit to Kolkata, met the Todis as the deal had come up sparking anger in various parts of the city.

In fact, the Imam of Kolkata's second biggest mosque had written to Khan, appealling to scrap the deal.

The KKR jersey of black and gold colour has been changed with designer Manish Malhotra bringing purple into it even as the gold lining continues to exist.

The Kolkata side had finished last in the second edition, while in the inaugural IPL edition the side had finished second last.

The third edition of the T20 extravaganza will be held from March 12-April 25.