December 23 – Shaji Prabhakaran, a former high-ranking official in Indian soccer, has accused present Indian soccer boss Kalyan Chaubey of ethics violations.
In a letter to the ethics committee of the All India Soccer Federation (AIFF), Prabhakaran submitted a proper grievance towards Chaubey (pictured) for “potential violations” of AIFF, FIFA and AFC’s ethics code. He has demanded a proper investigation. Prabhakaran briefly served because the secretary basic beneath Chaubey earlier than he was dismissed in January.
“There are a variety of cases the place Mr Kalyan Chaubey has prompted critical reputational damages and monetary loss to AIFF,” wrote Prabhakaran.
“All his actions have resulted in critical penalties to the gorgeous sport in India. The Indian males’s workforce didn’t win a single match within the calendar 12 months 2024, it’s the direct results of his actions.”
He accuses Chaubey of a battle of curiosity, a bribery try, misrepresentation, misinformation and violations of the AIFF structure in his position because the governing physique’s president.
Prabhakaran says that Chaubey wished to increase a contract with manufacturing firm Kaleidoscope Manufacturing and Providers LLP (KPS Studio) for the 2023-24 I-league season regardless of a member of the family having hyperlinks with KPS Studio.
He additionally accused Chaubey of PR stunts, together with attaching the FIFA model identify to the Santosh Trophy, “with out the written approval of FIFA.”
The previous AIFF secretary basic additional alleges that “a political functionary from Bengal has accused Mr. Kalyan Chaubey that Mr. Chaubey tried to supply him an official place in AIFF if he helps Mr. Chaubey to win native bypoll within the month of July 2024.”
Chaubey’s ascension to the AIFF presidency was controversial. He succeeded Praful Patel, a politician of the Congress celebration who overstayed. FIFA briefly suspended India, requesting the committee of directors, appointed by the Supreme Courtroom, at hand energy again to the federation. Chaubey then got here to energy, however the present AIFF president is a member of the controversial ruling celebration, the BJP.
“Additional, his actions have additionally broken the model values of not solely AIFF properties (competitions, nationwide groups, and many others.) but in addition dented the negotiation energy of the AIFF with its advertising associate,” reads Prabhakaran’s letter.
“His actions have presumably resulted in negatively impacting the buyers’ sentiments in the direction of soccer in India, and this fashion it’s perceived that not solely AIFF advertising associate misplaced doable sponsorship revenues but in addition golf equipment and different stakeholders have misplaced attracting industrial revenues.”
The AIFF has been contacted for remark.
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