FIFA had, on Tuesday, addressed to Minerva Punjab through which the world governing body has requested I-League clubs to cooperate with the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
However, the club's director, Ranjit Bajaj, has categorically denied that the letter has been officially received but through other sources. Although he did write back to FIFA in which he termed the AIFF as a puppet of its commercial partners, Football Sports Development Ltd. (FSDL).
In response to FIFA's letter, Bajaj once again pleaded for an intervention in the matter failing which the I-League clubs will be forced to take the legal route.