# AIFF asks Tata Group to reconsider Jamshedpur FC’s ISL exit 2026-08-06T07:21:52+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey has appealed to the Tata Group to reconsider Jamshedpur FC's withdrawal from the Indian Super League, calling the decision "shocking", The Hindu reported. Chaubey told the outlet that the AIFF hopes Tata will stay involved in senior top-tier Indian football and said any suggestions the group offers would be welcomed and incorporated. Tata has maintained that the exit reflects a long-planned strategic shift back toward grassroots football rather than any response to the ISL's uncertain commercial standing. Tata Steel vice-president D. B. Sundara Ramam said the move has "nothing to do" with that uncertainty and will not be revisited. Tata Steel has pledged to honour Jamshedpur FC's existing player contracts and to help the squad's players find new clubs. Chaubey also pointed to the Tata Football Academy, running since 1987, which he said has produced around 275 graduates, himself among them. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Chaubey's public appeal and Tata Steel's account of the exit sit apart without an outright dispute over the underlying facts: Chaubey called the withdrawal "shocking" and floated a possible AIFF request to the board, while Sundara Ramam ruled out reconsidering the decision and denied any link to the ISL's commercial troubles. Chaubey stopped short of naming a cause himself, citing only "some decision in the boardroom", and instead stressed Tata's decades of investment through the Tata Football Academy. Whether Tata Steel follows through on its pledge to place Jamshedpur FC's players with new clubs is the practical detail this account leaves to be confirmed. ## Coverage - www.thehindu.com Tags: Jamshedpur FC, Tata group Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/please-reconsider-jamshedpur-fcs-isl-withdrawal-aiff-chied-chaubey-appeals-to-tata-group/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/please-reconsider-jamshedpur-fcs-isl-withdrawal-aiff-chied-chaubey-appeals-to-tata-group/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.