Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC celebrated adding the one Indian football trophy that they eagerly were set out to win on Sunday. They went on to record a massive 2-1 win over Mumbai City FC at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata and walk away with the prestigious Durand Cup. The win in Kolkata now sees the Sunil Chhetri led side complete the set of winning all trophies having previously won the I-League, Federation Cup , Super Cup as well as the Indian Super League.
The Durand Cup final went viral on social media after Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri was pushed away by the Governor of West Bengal, La. Ganesan Iyer. The incident took place during the post-match presentation ceremony where La. Ganesan was seen standing slightly behind Sunil Chhetri when he was handed over the trophy.
While smiling for the cameras, the Governor of West Bengal was spotted pushing the 38 year old away from the middle and posing with the trophy for the photograph. Indian football fans raged on social media following the actions of the West Bengal governor towards Sunil Chhetri and slammed the minister for his behavior.
Congratulations to La Ganesan, Governor of West Bengal, for winning the Durand Cup 2022. pic.twitter.com/GiICyecRHb
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) September 18, 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
Sunil Chhetri should have done what Australian players did to Sharad Pawar back in 2006.
Bhai, this is shameful!! https://t.co/0QUYGwNL64— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) September 18, 2022
When will we learn to respect the sports legends? #SunilChhetri https://t.co/viI3fuS7Xj
— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) September 19, 2022
Sunil Chhetri vs Acting Governor of West Bengal
Durand 2022 Appearances: 7 – 0
Durand 2022 Goals: 3 – 0
Durand 2022 Minutes played: 573 – 0
Photos with Durand 2022 Trophy: 1 – 13
PadmaShri Awards: 1 – 0
Number of days spent hiding from Police: 0 – 365#SunilChhetri pic.twitter.com/6BVZTY7NYd— Debojyoti Sarkar 🇮🇳 (@djsarkar18) September 18, 2022
Such a disgraceful act. This is why Indian football is where it is today.
Congratulations to West Bengal Governor La. Ganesan, for winning the #DurandCup 😏
Our apologies Cap you deserve all of our respect ✊🙌#SunilChhetri pic.twitter.com/npQDzGT91X
— 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙠 (@Prateekncmishra) September 18, 2022
#SunilChhetri
What a shameful behavior by west bengal governor La GanesanBut look at Sunil ji..how humble he is🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/mbSXGEZ58M
— Shruti (@kadak_chai_) September 19, 2022
La. Ganesan at every photoshoot opportunity…🤣🤣🤣🤣 #SunilChhetri #DurandCup2022 #DurandCupChampions #DurandCup pic.twitter.com/TM6m3zkqot
— Unfiltered Indian (@Unfiltered_IND) September 19, 2022
No No.. Good Photo is very much important. 😑😑
That’s the respect our footballers get. Even our captain.
PS: That person is west Bengal state Governor#DurandCup #BengaluruFC #IndianFootball #WeAreBFC #allindiafootball pic.twitter.com/wjfe4J0hsb
— All India Football (@AllIndiaFtbl) September 19, 2022
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