West Bengal Governor La. Ganesan Iyer has been receiving a lot of flak from sports fans on social media after a video from the post match presentation of the 131st Durand Cup final went viral, in which Ganesan can be seen nudging Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri.
In the video, Bengaluru FC captain Chhetri is seen receiving the trophy after his team beat Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
During the ceremony, Ganesan, who was among the dignitaries presenting the trophy to Chhetri, can be seen putting his hand on the Indian football captain's shoulder, asking him to make space for him as the photographers clicked.
Chhetri can be seen moving away further to his left in order to make space for the Governor. Fans have since criticised Ganesan for trying to seize the moment of glory from one of India's finest footballers ever.