AIFF reminded to comply with its own constitution over SGM

AIFF's executive committee member Valanka Alemao Churchill has objected to a special general meeting being convened on May 23, citing potential flouting of its constitution, leading to contempt of the Supreme Court.

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation has been urged to cancel its upcoming special general meeting or risk contempt of the Supreme Court and violation of its own constitution should it get convened as planned.

Instead, AIFF should first constitute the associations for players’, coaches’ and referees’ as per provisions of its new constitution as approved by the Supreme Court for completion of what would be an expanded 58-member general body.

On May 6, a notice was sent out to all its state associations informing that the SGM would be held on May 23 in Kolkata. But AIFF’s executive committee member Valanka Alemao Churchill has objected to its convening and conduct citing potential flouting of relevant provisions of its constitution.

Through a letter to AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and deputy secretary general M Satyanarayan on Sunday, Valanka, also the women’s football committee chairperson and a member of FIFA’s women’s football committee, pointed........

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