Lalit Modi's 9-Year-Old Tweet Telling Sushmita Sen To 'Reply My SMS' Leaves Internet In Splits

Lalit Modi's announcement about his relationship with Sushmita Sen yesterday, July 14, took the internet by storm. It came as a huge surprise for everyone when the businessman shared intimate pictures of him and Sushmita Sen cozying up during a vacation in London.

Lalit Modi addressed the former Miss Universe as his 'better half' leaving everyone wondering if they were married. However, Lalit Modi's Twitter post clarified that they are not married but dating one another.?

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Fans of Sushmita Sen flocked to Twitter to comment on Lalit Modi's sensational tweet. While thousands congratulated them, many couldn't believe what they saw. Now, a 9-year-old tweet of Lalit Modi in which he asks the former beauty queen to Reply to his SMS has left the internet in splits after eagle-eyed netizens dug up old posts from the businessman's Twitter handle.?

In 2013, former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi tagged the Miss Universe 1994 in a tweet which read, “Okay I commit “@thesushmitasen: @LalitKModi you are too kind. However, promises are meant to be broken, commitments are honoured. Cheers love. Here is to 47.”?

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To this, actress Sushmita responded, “Gotcha 47,” and then Lalit replied, “Reply my SMS.”?

Reacting to the couple's old Twitter conversion, users took social media to share their views on the matter. One wrote, "So basically it all started from here."?

"Quite surprising," another user wrote while a third user commented, "The Sheer dedication.?Man of patience ?"?

Some even said that?Lalit Modi is going out of his league.

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Meanwhile, Sushmita Sen's brother Rajeev Sen is 'pleasantly surprised' about his sister the dating former cricket board administrator and businessman Lalit Modi.?

Actor Rajeev Sen told ETimes, “I am pleasantly surprised. I will speak to my sister before I say anything. I wasn’t aware of it at all. My sister is yet to confirm this from her end, so, I can’t comment as of now.”?

Rajeev Sen's comment comes after Lalit Modi tweeted on Thursday, "Just back in London after a whirling global tour #maldives # sardinia with the families - not to mention my #betterhalf @sushmitasen47 - a new beginning a new life finally. Over the moon," along with several photos with Sushmita Sen from their London vacay. The matter has garnered the interest of netizens across the country.

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