AIFF gets a taste of its own medicine!

Match officials in the Mohun Bagan – Mumbai FC match at the Barasat Stadium where targeted by the local fans as they pelted stones and empty bottles. The AIFF sent a letter to Mohun Bagan about the disgraceful incident and asked for an explanation. Bagan replied and apologized for the same. The Indian FA sent another letter warning any such incidents in the future to which Mohun Bagan answered that it wasn’t their responsibility to took into these incidents. “In the first letter, we apologized but not as Mohun Bagan. We regretted the incident and spoke for the state of Bengal. We deeply condemn such incidents. “In our latest letter sent to the AIFF about three days back, we have mentioned that the Barasat Stadium is not out ground. It belongs to East Bengal. Mohun Bagan ground is one of the best in the country and we have repeatedly requested the AIFF to let our home games be played there. “The AIFF sent us a warning that this shouldn’t be repeated. It’s not our lookout if the matches are played at Barasat Stadium. We have stated that the letter sent to the Federation be treated as our official statement and that I won’t be attend the meeting,” said Mohun Bagan president Anjan Mitra.