Kolkata football fans unite for greater cause
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kolkata football fans unite for greater cause

New Indian Express  

Indian football has not had many reasons to be cheerful in recent times. Sunil Chhetri, the men’s side’s record goal-scorer and talismanic leader, has recently retired from international football. However, in a remarkable display of unity, the fans of three of the most storied clubs in Indian football’s rich history - East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting - joined hands on Sunday to protest the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College. Yet, a sizable, vociferous crowd assembled outside Salt Lake Stadium’s gates in the evening. As the initial hundreds-strong crowd swelled beyond a thousand, the supporters exchanged clubs flags - regarded as ‘treason’ in normal times - sang songs and demanded justice for the family that had lost their daughter in the horrific tragedy.

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