KOLKATA/MIDNAPORE, Jan 9: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today revealed that he has received �death threat� warning him against attending an inter-college cricket meet at the Vidyasagar University in Midnapore on January 19.
Local sources in Midnapore told PTI that one Z Alam wrote the letter addressing to Ganguly�s mother Nirupa warning the cricket stalwart against attending the programme where he has been invited as chief guest.
�Your son is hereby warned not to attend the programme. If he dares to come here, you will not see him again,� is what has been written in the letter.
Confirming this, Ganguly said: �Yes I�ve received the letter on January 7 and I�ve informed this to the police and the organisers. Ganguly has been invited as chief guest in the final of the Inter-College Cricket Tournament jointly organised Vidyasagar University and the District Sports Association on January 19.
The CAB president however did not rule him out in attending the programme.
�Let us see, nothing has been decided yet. You all will come to know if I go there,� he said.
West Midnapore district SP Bharati Ghosh however said she is unaware of the development.
�We have not been informed about this,� she said. The motive behind the letter however is unknown. � PTI