KOLKATA: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has received an anonymous threat letter at his home warning him against attending a district felicitation function later this month.Ganguly, who is now the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal, reportedly got the letter by post on Saturday.He was scheduled to visit Midnapore district for a function organised by the district sports federation at the Vidyasagar University on January 19.The former India captain said he had lodged a police complaint about this. "I have intimated the whole matter to the police as well as the organisers of the programme there," he said on Monday.Without revealing the whole content of the letter, he only said the letter warned him of grave consequences if he dares to visit the district.Asked whether he will be travelling for the programme now, the southpaw said, "I have not decided yet and am waiting to hear from the authorities on this. "Ganguly has recently taken active part in roping in sponsors for the development of not only cricket but all district sports. His visit to Rampurhat in Birbhum district in November almost became a festive occasion there with a huge crowd attending his programme.The former India skipper has already decided to disburse Rs 12 lakh for developing cricket coaching centres in the districts. The districts have already received Rs 5 lakh while the remaining Rs 7 lakh will reach them soon.He has also decided to part some of the money he receives working as brand ambassadors of several products and brands in the state to these units.It was reportedly learnt that Ganguly is looking to arrange some Rs 25 to 30 lakh to the district units for this purpose.

Source: Times of India January 09, 2017 15:26 UTC