Deepak Jain>Thu, Jan 07 10 08:23 PM
The sponsors of Churchill Brothers said on Thursday that they would scrap their deal with the reigning I-League champions if molestation allegations against their players were found to be true.
"If Churchill players are found guilty, we will not hesitate to withdraw the sponsorship. If they were proved innocents, we will continue our association," Managing Director of Kunnath Pharmaceuticals T K Abraham said from Goa.
He was in Goa to talk to the officials of Churchill Brothers. "We would act depending on the outcome of the case," he said.
"Having come to know about the incident from media, we have come to Goa. We are meeting with Churchill officials today to know their version of what happened," he said.
Churchill Brothers president Joaquim Alemao however ruled out reports that their main sponsor was parting ways. Alemao said: "Nobody from Kunnath Pharmaceuticals has contacted me yet. These are baseless reports. Why should it affect sponsorship? It's a small incident and our players have already got bail."
He said they would soon file a defamation suit against the airline. "We will let you know very soon," he said.
The reigning I-League inked a record breaking sponsorship deal with Kunnath Pharmaceuticals, manufacturers of Musli Power X-tra, with the lucrative sponsorship amounting to be in excess of Rs 5 crore annually.
Nigerian duo of Odafe Okolie and Ogba Kalu Nnanna and Bengal's Arindam Bhattacharya were arrested on January 5 after they allegedly tried to molest an airhostess in a Spice Jet Kolkata-bound flight.
The team was off-loaded in Mumbai airport and were detained till 2 am yesterday before the trio was bailed out.
The team arrived in the city last afternoon to play their I-League match against Mohun Bagan.
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