I heard different as to the cause of the chair incident.
I heard that Hilaire accused Ramnarine of tefing money. It's an allegation which would cause an extreme reaction from most folks and moreso if the accuser is someone like Hilaire.
WRT the Gayle matter the sweetest part was when Gayle drop the bombshell on Hilaire and request a NOC to play in the IPL.
Despite Hilaire's bluff talk a few months earlier implying that the board could withhold permission, Hilaire knew that he had to grant it unless he wanted a Caribbean wide political firestorm which would almost certainly have occurred.