Adhering to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) regulations, Vijay Mallya has resigned as the director of the Mohun Bagan football club but remains the chairman of East Bengal.
Mallya’s decision to quit was taken at Mohun Bagan’s board meeting in Kolkata. Prince Rufus, operations manager of Mohun Bagan, said in a statement that Sidhartha Mallya has been appointed as an additional director of the club.
“Vijay Mallya has resigned from his post as a Director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Mohun Bagan Football Team Pvt. Ltd. His resignation has been accepted with deep regret by the Board of Directors of the Company in a meeting held on 16th December 2010 at Kolkata,” the statement said.
An All India Football Federation (AIFF) official said that Mallya had to resign as he was heading both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal and AFC was against “cross-ownership” of clubs in a professional league.
