In an exclusive telephonic conversation with IANS, former India forward, Bhaichung Bhutia claimed that the credibility of the AIFF has taken a huge hit during Chaubey\u2019s tenure and he \"feels sorry\" for the IOA and its president.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I feel sorry for PT Usha ma\u2019am and the IOA. We have all seen what Kalyan Chaubey has done to the football federation. The credibility of the federation has taken a huge hit during his tenure. We have never had our lawyers and general secretary accuse the president of corruption. He has made many decisions, like pulling out as Asia Cup hosts and awarding it to Saudi Arabia, taking the Santosh Trophy to Saudi Arabia as well. He then makes statements like the North Eastern players are too short and we're looking at tall players from Rajasthan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"These are all very dumb statements that he\u2019s making. He\u2019s already ruined the Football Federation, and now he\u2019s trying to damage the Indian Olympic Association as well. We\u2019ve never had such negative publicity before that has happened under Kalyan. I saw that he is also involved with the IOA, acting as the CEO of the IOA, which is very unfortunate,\" Bhaichung told IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
According to the IOA president's allegations, Kalyan issued a circular on official IOA letterhead, listing 26 agenda items for the SGM to be held on October 25. One of the items was a vote of no confidence against Usha and signed it as IOA\u2019s joint secretary and acting CEO. Usha went on to declare that Chaubey does not hold the acting CEO's post.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhaichung, a pillar of Indian football who donned the national team jersey for 16 years, went on to add that with many allegations of corruption shadowing his reign as the president of the federation, Chaubey \"should step down\" from his post and call for elections.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"You have a lawyer (Nilanjan Bhattacharjee) of the federation accusing him of corruption; you have the former general secretary (Shaji Prabhakaran), who was appointed by you and then removed within a couple of months, putting serious accusations on the president. When you have those kinds of allegations, it\u2019s time to step down, accept the new constitutions, and call the elections,\u201d added the former striker.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhaichung, a pillar of Indian football who donned the national team jersey for 16 years, went on to add that with many allegations of corruption shadowing his reign as the president of the federation, Chaubey \"should step down\" from his post and call for elections.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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