NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey has broken his silence regarding allegations of harassment and "heckling" levelled by woman Executive Committee member Valanka Alemao, saying, "I want to know the meaning of 'heckle'.
Alemao, who is also a member of the FIFA Women’s Development Committee, wrote a letter to FIFA Ethics Committee chair Martin Ngoga and FIFA Women’s Football Committee chair Laura Georges, seeking an inquiry into the matter and initiating action as per FIFA Statutes.
"I am also exploring the possibility of taking up the issue at other important fora so as to curb this tendency to harass and humiliate a woman member. I request you to take serious note of my complaint and initiate necessary action, " Alemao wrote in a March 30-dated letter, which is in possession of IANS.
Speaking exclusively to IANS, Chaubey reacted strongly to such allegations and said, "Somebody needs to ask what the meaning of 'heckle' is. What was that? There were 13 EC members in that boardroom. So, what is the meaning of heckle and what is 'raising voice'? That is what I want to know.