China-based company Vivo will continue to be a part of IPL as a sponsor: BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal

The recent face-off against China has infuriated Indian citizens. In the border clashes against China, at least 20 Indian soldiers attained martyrdom along the LAC in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley. The rising tension between both nations was evident from the incident.

After the face-off and death of Indian soldiers, calls for boycotting Chinese products and investments are doing rounds everywhere. Vivo, a Chinese technology company, which is the sponsor of the IPL, has also been bashed for its investment and operation in the country.

Amid the stern atmosphere between both the nuclear-armed nations, BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal has clarified that Vivo will continue to be a part of the IPL as a sponsor.

“No, we have not decided anything on this. We need to understand the difference between helping a Chinese company and their causes and taking support from Chinese companies to help India’s causes.

If a Chinese company is taking money from Indian consumers and selling their phones and then India restrains them from taking that money to China and we pay taxes from it to the government, I am helping the Indian cause,” said Dhumal while speaking to Times Now.

BCCI will part ways with Vivo if government decides: Arun Dhumal

The border standoff has sparked rage all across India and many people have already started isolating China and its products. However, Dhumal believes that the BCCI will have to wait for government instruction before taking any step.

“BCCI is not the entity to decide on whether there will be Chinese investments in India or not. We have to think in terms of any binding obligations and agreements wherein we can’t just tell the Chinese companies to pack their bags and move out,” he added.

Dhumal added that the BCCI is ready to part ways with Vivo the very next day if the government instructs them to do so. For the entity, the country comes first above everything else, according to the BCCI treasurer.

“For us the country comes first, everything else is immaterial. In case the government decides we have to do away with the contract, we will do it the very next day. We will support our government officials they decide to ban, we as such don’t buy any products from China, but if and when the government decided to do away with sponsorships from China, BCCI will agree with that,” Dhumal concluded.