NEW DELHI, June 20:
All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey in a statement on Friday said that AIFF Executive Committee members and legendary player Bhaichung Bhutia’s recent statements targeting him and the Federation are baseless and they tarnished the reputation of the Federation.
“As a member of the AIFF Executive committee Bhaichung Bhutia has access to an appropropriate and enpowered platform to express his views, raise conserns and contribute constructively towards the development and performence of Indian football in various AIFF Excutive Committee meetings. However it has been observed that since Mr. Bhaichung Bhutia’s defeat in the September 2022 elections, he has consistently and deleberaltely made baseless alegations and presented a distorted image of the AIFF. Such actions not only tarnish the reputation of the Federation but also show Indian football in a negative light on international platform” read Chaubey’s statement.
War of words had started between Bhutia and Chaubey as the former recently compared the AIFF to a circus and described Chaubey as a “joker”. “Anybody following Indian football knows it’s a circus right now, and obviously if you put a joker in that position then that is what will happen,” he said.(UNI)
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