Mr. Weissman was put on an indefinite leave two weeks ago after Ms. Velez made her report about the financial disparities.

The league plans to operate under a single-entity, concept, which is designed to limit the financial disparity between large- and small-market teams.

Falk, who split with Marbury last summer, confirmed that Marbury wanted to go home, but said the financial disparity "bothered him, that's human nature."

The financial disparity is particularly disconcerting for Democratic challengers for the House, who have a much greater struggle raising money than incumbents do.

People talk about the financial disparity now, but even in the eight-team league era, there were big differences between the top and bottom.

Themes such as globalization, financial disparity and compassion in present-day India are explored around the two protagonists.

The league's single-entity structure is aimed at, among other things, limiting financial disparities between teams in large and small markets.

The new league ultimately created a financial disparity that the Barons could not compete with.

But it seems inevitable that the new plan will lead to greater financial disparities in a society that has long valued equality.

Anurag's mother Mohini is against this relationship because of the financial disparity between the upper-class Basus and middle-class Sharmas.