Indian Premier League’s Governing Council on Friday announced that they have convened a meeting next week to review IPL’s various sponsorship deals in the wake of the India-China border skirmish.
Following the clashes between Indian and Chinese army soldiers at Ladakh’s Galwan valley, there has been massive outrage in India where people are demanding to ban the use of all Chinese products.
Social media is already abuzz with fans calling for BCCI to remove Vivo, a Chinese phone manufacturer, as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League.
IPL’s official Twitter handle confirmed the news, stating that the GC would have a meeting next week to take a final call on the matter.
“Taking note of the border skirmish that resulted in the martyrdom of our brave jawans, the IPL Governing Council has convened a meeting next week to review IPL’s various sponsorship deals,” stated IPL.
In December last year, Vivo retained the title sponsorship rights for the IPL for a whopping Rs 2,199 crore over a period of five years.
“BCCI has created an infrastructure of thousands of crores in the country. If a Chinese company is earning money from the Indian consumer and paying it to the BCCI, which in turn is giving a 40 per cent tax to the government, then I believe we are helping the Indian cause,” Treasurer Arun Dhumal had said.
“If there is a directive from the government that no Chinese product or services will be allowed in the country, BCCI will be happy to adhere to it. But in the absence of any such order and if that money is being used in India, and for the betterment of Indian cricket, then I don’t see any issue with it.”
