Lalit Modi says he will return to India in the near future after a major legal ruling. According to NDTV and Times of India, Modi, who has been living abroad, frames the SAFEMA Appellate Tribunal verdict as the culmination of a long legal process, which he says has lasted about 16 years. Both reports link the decision to a 2009 IPL-related case and to actions involving foreign exchange transactions. Times of India adds that the tribunal sets aside much of the Enforcement Directorate’s findings and penalties connected to those foreign exchange matters, while Modi describes the outcome as a form of vindication and says the “chapter is behind me.” NDTV similarly reports that Modi reacts to the tribunal’s ruling and indicates that he will return to India by early next year, with his timeline depending on the steps following the verdict. The reports present his statements about his intended return as follows the tribunal’s relief.