Salman will bring more visibility, says Ganguly on Rio Olympics controversy
April 28, 2016  18:01
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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly backed Salman Khan's appointment as Goodwill Ambassador to the Rio Olympics 2016 saying the Bollywood star would add the glamour quotient and at the same time bring more visibility to sports.

The sports fraternity is divided on the move of appointing Salman.

While Milkha Singh and Olympic Bronze medalist Yogeshwar Dutt slammed the move, Viswanathan Anand and Baichung Bhutia have said they found nothing wrong with it. The Indian Olympics Association also defended their decision.


Ganguly said, "I'm happy and fine with him (Salman) being the ambassador as he brings visibility and glamour quotient to anything.
"You cannot deny that Salman is popular and he would bring visibility to the Rio Olympics. He is an entertainer. I think it's fine to have him appointed as the ambassador. I think they can have other ambassadors as well, it's nowhere written that they can only have one ambassador," Ganguly said.


He added that famous sportspersons should team up with Salman.
"There have been some outstanding athletes who have brought laurels to the country, I'm sure they can team up with Salman. At the same time, there is no harm in having other ambassadors. They can work along with Salman and bring glamour, entertainment and sport together. We have some legends in the country they can be a part as well."
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