The Kerala team of the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters now has new owners. Megastar Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Allu Aravind, and industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad are now the new owners of Indian Super League team Kerala Blasters.
After the team was founded by Sachin Tendulkar and PRasad V Putluri in 2014, PVP later sold his rights to Chiranjeevi and Nararjuna. Sachin Tendulkar, introduced the new co-owners to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the latter’s office on Wednesday morning. The former India cricket captain said he and the co-owners have agreed to the state government’s request to set up a residential football academy to groom young football stars.
Sachin took twitter to confirm this and instantly became the talk on social media.
The #yellowmeinkhelo selfie with new co-owners. A warm welcome to the football crazy world of @KBFCOfficial pic.twitter.com/jak1H39LED
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 1, 2016
#KeralaBlasters celebratory symbol! #yellowmeinkhelon with @KBFCofficial pic.twitter.com/pbDwS5hKS1
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 2, 2016
Here is the video of @KBFCOFFICIAL celebratory symbol! #yellowmeinkhelo @iamnagarjuna pic.twitter.com/ZjUsGHvyYd
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 2, 2016
“We are beginning our third season in right earnest and have some of the biggest names coming on board as investors in Kerala Blasters. I welcome Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Allu Arvind and Prasad to this exciting experience which is made more special with the faith and unique place that Kerala Blasters holds in the hearts of millions of its followers,” Sachin Tendulkar said.
With the Telugu superstars now venturing into the Football franchise, the Telugu states now have another reason to watch the Indian Super League. We wish the new owners of Kerala Blasters all the very best!!
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