India, July 24 -- The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has belittled its league committee in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), according to an official. Lalnghinglova Hmar, chairman of the league committee, has said AIFF gave different versions on the committee's jurisdiction to CAS and the federation's appeals committee.

"I am thoroughly disappointed that the AIFF made every attempt to undermine the importance of the League Committee in its submission to CAS," Hmar has written in a letter to federation president Kalyan Chaubey on Wednesday. HT has seen the letter.

An AIFF executive committee member, Hmar is also president of Mizoram Football Association and a minister of state in charge of Mizoram's sports and youth affairs...