The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has asked AFC’s ousted legal chief Nilanjan Bhattacharjee to submit evidence over his claims against national federation president Kalyan Chaubey ), calling it a serious problem. AIFF president Chaubey on March 6 issued a legal notice to the organization’s former chief legal adviser Bhattacharjee, accusing him of corruption. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bhattacharjee alleged that Chobe was involved in an opaque tender process and tried to “misappropriate funds from the federation” for personal expenses.
After becoming aware of the matter, the AFC has asked Bhattacharjee to submit a “complete written report” by March 18.
“We refer to the attached media article wherein we note that you have made corruption-related allegations against Mr. Kalyan Chaubey, Chairman of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Barry, deputy secretary of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee, said: “Given the seriousness of this matter, we kindly request that you provide a full written report to the AFC no later than March 18, 2024, outlining your views on this matter. position,” Lessat wrote in a letter to Bhattacharjee on Tuesday.
“Such reports should include (but not be limited to) details of the allegations, any evidence to support such allegations, any steps you have taken to resolve the allegations made by AIFF (or any other agency/individual) and the circumstances surrounding the matter.” Chaube called the accusations “baseless” and accused Bhattacharjee of trying to damage his reputation.
Bhattacharjee has always stood his ground and claimed that during his tenure, he had refused to sign a “one-sided” deal with IndiGo that would have provided a “minimum guarantee of Rs 7 crore” for content creation rights , against “no”. An inspiration for Indian football”.
But Choubey gave a point-by-point rebuttal to Bhattacharjee’s allegations, and Bhattacharjee said he would submit all evidence to the AFC before the deadline.
“I am happy because at least the AFC has chosen to take notice of my allegations while everyone within the AIFF (except a very few) has decided to remain silent. This could be a start,” Bhattacharjee told PTI.
“I will submit all the evidence I have to the AFC within the time specified by the AFC.
“Anyone who cares about Indian football can join me and share whatever they have,” he added.
Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia also waded into the controversy and called for Chobe’s resignation.
“There have been a lot of negative reports about the AIFF management. But the AFC is aware of the corruption allegations against Kayan and may seek to launch an investigation, which has the potential to severely damage the reputation of Indian football,” he reasoned. .
“Indian football administration has been in disarray for some time. Controversy was sparked by the dismissal of the secretary-general and head of legal affairs, serious corruption allegations against Kayan and his subsequent sacking…
“…All is not well with the AIFF management. Kalyan should resign and take responsibility for all this and fresh elections should be held to clean up Indian football,” he said.
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