Valanka Alemao levels harassment allegations against AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey

Panaji (Mar 30) The All India Football Federation was mired in controversy on Monday after its women’s committee head, Valanka Alemao, levelled allegations of harassment and intimidation against AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey during a recent meeting.

Alemao, who is also a executive member of the AIFF and CEO of I-League club Churchill Brothers, alleged she was “heckled and harassed” during the national federation’s executive committee meeting in New Delhi on Sunday.

In a letter addressed to the executive committee members, she accused Chaubey, vice president N.A. Haris, and deputy secretary general M. Satyanarayan of using an intimidating tone and making disrespectful remarks to “suppress her voice” while she was raising concerns about the administration of women’s football.