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We did not give any recognition to PUBG in India: IOA chief Narinder Batra
"No, IOA doesn't give any kind of recognition which is against the country and the law. We don't allow them to promote any kind of violent games
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By ANI | Others | Last Updated at June 16 2022 14:42 IST
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New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday denied giving any kind of recognition to the mobile game PUBG.
This statement came after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) wrote a letter to the Information and Technology Ministry and IOA, seeking an answer that how PUBG is getting downloaded on the mobile phones by the minors when the game has been blocked by the government.
"No, IOA doesn't give any kind of recognition which is against the country and the law. We dont allow them to promote any kind of violent games. Yes, that's true that Esports came to us but we haven't given them any recognition," IOA chief Narinder Batra told ANI.
On the other hand, NCPCR chairman Priyank Kannongo said, "Yes, we have written a letter to IOA also and we want an elaborate answer from them. If they claim that they haven't given any recognition to PUBG, then they have to brief us in a written manner."
"We also want an answer