#Watch: Video of West Bengal #Governor La Ganesan pushing #BengaluruFC captain #SunilChhetri during a photo opportunity after #DurandCup final goes #viral#LaGanesan #Football #SportsNews #DurandCup #WestBengal #ViralVideo #Footballer #Sports #India #ViralTwitter pic.twitter.com/gDqexX7awY
— Free Press Journal (@fpjindia) September 19, 2022
Bengaluru FC, led by Sunil Chhetri, won the Durand Cup on Sunday at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata by defeating Mumbai City FC 2-1.
But when Chhetri went to receive the trophy, the minister who was handing it to him, shoved the skipper aside for obstructing his vision during the photo shoot.
Unfortunately, there were not just one, but two such incidents. In the first, the skipper Chhetri was moved aside by West Bengal Governor La Ganesan. As if that wasn’t enough, Sivasakthi Narayanan, the night’s first goal-scorer for Bengaluru, was pushed aside by another key guest.
This is what happened with shivshakti minutes before Chhetri. pic.twitter.com/TZmLP93Sdj
— Akansh (@AkanshSai) September 18, 2022
The video of the incident went viral on social media with Twitterati criticising the minister’s behaviour.
Even sportspersons, experts, journalists or fans, everyone was appalled by the event.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra termed the behaviour disgusting while many said that the video summarised how sportspersons are treated in India.
Here are a few reactions
Disgraceful https://t.co/Tus6U5mKfA
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 19, 2022
https://t.co/CsluQJA3xm
Bhai put this here
— Satyam Parmar (@Satyam_FI) September 19, 2022
@BJP4Bengal @BJP4India @rajnathsingh @AmitShah What kind of people you put as Governor now a days? No basic background checks too?
— Abhrasnata Sarkar (@Abhratwitting) September 18, 2022
I don’t get disappointed now a days seeing this kind of negligence towards sportsmen..
I also don’t expect this govt to value Football ..Because this is the same government who reduced the budget for football just because the results we got in international matches was not good.
— Arijit Ghosh (@ArijitG13288530) September 19, 2022
What a shameless Behavior
“Photo meh aanahe.. oorkya”
Respect the Player. He is not only a player . He is the Captain, Leader, Legend #SunilChhetri #Indianfootball #DurandCup #BFC pic.twitter.com/arRexnNRtZ
— Shafi Pv (@shafipvulm) September 18, 2022
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