He was also the first Indian minister to visit Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake . He reformed the arrangements relating to the conduct of the Haj pilgrimage . He initiated new policy-planning activities on the Indian Ocean and represented India at various global events during his 11-month tenure as minister . In April 2010 , he resigned from the position , following allegations that he had misused his office to get shares in the IPL cricket franchise . Tharoor denied the charges and , during his resignation speech in Parliament , called for a full inquiry . In a 2014 rejoinder he defended his position : " I was never involved in a scam of any sort in the IPL - I was brought down because ... I had antagonised some powerful political cricketing interests " and added that he had " cooperated extensively with the detailed investigation conducted by the Enforcement Directorate into the entire issue " , and no wrongdoing had been found
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2010 Haiti earthquake
Shashi Tharoor