Jagan the only recognized politician to figure among top taxpayers

New Delhi,Oct 31: Y S Jaganmohan Reddy,the Kadapa MP from Andhra  Pradesh figured  prominently  among the  top taxpayers in  the  country  according to Incometax sources here on Saturday.The top  slot  in the country among the taxpayers list is decorated  by Lalit Modi,  the  cricket administrator.The Chairman and Commissioner of Indian Premier League, Modi had already paid Rs 8 crore in the first half of this fiscal, four times that of Dhoni and more than five times that of Tendulkar. Surprisingly,Modi had paid only Rs 32 lakh tax in all of 2008-09.Jaganmohan  Reddy the business tycoon and  politician,who paid just Rs 2.92 lakh tax for the entire financial year 2008-09, has paid Rs 6.6 crore advance tax in the first six months of this year, projecting a tax outgo of at least Rs 22 crore with his personal income expected to cross Rs 70 crore in 2009-10. 

Much  to  his credit Jagan is the only politician  who figured  among the  top  100 taxpayers n the  country.In  the  cricket  crazy  field,  Master blaster Sachin tendulkar   tops the  list.   He paid Rs 8 crore last year and Rs 1.5 crore in the first half of this fiscal year. Skipper  of the Indian  tem M S Dhoni  stands second, having paid Rs 4.6 crore last year and Rs 2 crore till September '09 and is likely to beat  Sachin  by  the end of this financial year.