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The Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday refuted claims that they stopped followers carrying the Mohun Bagan jersey from getting into the Eden Gardens throughout their IPL sport in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants, dubbing them “deceptive”. The RP Sanjiv Goenka Group owns each LSG and Mohun Bagan, the century-old soccer membership. After a bit of Mohun Bagan followers alleged that they weren’t allowed to enter the Eden Gardens as a result of their t-shirts and scarves had Mohun Bagan’s emblem on them, the KKR administration denied the claims and, in a thinly veiled swipe, stated the Goenka group was indulging in “ambush advertising and marketing”.
“There are some deceptive stories which can be floating round that KKR administration had stopped some followers from getting into Eden Gardens in the course of the KKR vs LSG IPL sport on May 20,” KKR stated in an announcement.
“For the report, KKR administration has nothing to do with crowd administration on the stadium. We had been instructed that some ambush advertising and marketing was tried by some vested pursuits, which as per IPL league coverage was promptly stopped by the IPL league Anti-Ambush Marketing staff.
“KKR is grateful for the nice relationship with all its followers in Kolkata and for making each sport at Eden Gardens a full home. It has among the many largest fan bases of any franchise and would by no means disrespect anybody,” the city-based franchise added.
On Sunday, Mohun Bagan accused Kolkata Knight Riders of high-handedness after their jersey-wearing followers had been denied entry into the Eden Gardens.
“It was a particular match for the supporters of Mohun Bagan as a result of LSG was carrying a brand new Green and Maroon Jersey,” Mohun Bagan basic secretary Debashish Dutta had stated in a media launch.
“But, the KKR administration curtailed the liberty of the Mohun Bagan supporters (who’re additionally followers of KKR and LSG) by not permitting them to enter the stadium as they had been carrying the jersey of Mohun Bagan.” Dutta stated that the KKR have harm the sentiment of the soccer membership’s supporters.
“Mohun Bagan Athletic Club strongly condemns this resolution of KKR administration or disrespecting the National Club of India and hurting the sentiment of our supporters,” he had stated.
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