On August 9, a report by Sharat Pradhan headlined Sponsor's demands curtail hockey camp was published in rediff.com

In response, K Jothikumaran, General Secretary, Indian Hockey Federation, and Abhijit Sarkar, Corporate Communications Manager, Sahara India Group, have written in, denying the report and calling it baseless and untrue. Sarkar denied speaking to anyone representating rediff.com on the subject of the camp.

We reproduce both letters verbatim, with Pradhan's response:

Team was well looked after: K Jothikumaran

Conjured report, against all journalistic ethics: Abhijit Sarkar