Vijay Mallya. Vijay Mallya.

Headlines Today has the letter written by the union that asks the cricketer to take moral high ground and give a second thought to playing for RCB. Here is what the latter says: - Dear Mr. Yuvraj, we all the Kingfisher Airlines employees are your fan and not only us but full nation prayed for your speedy recovery from the critical illness and we are happy that you are not only maintaining your form but also progressing in career



- Mr. Vijay Mallya has purchased you for 14 crores ...we have not been paid by the Kingfisher Airlines for the last 18 months



- We have not only exhausted all our savings but also we are under the burden of huge debts which we have taken from our relatives/banks by mortgaging our property/gold



- The case is worse for lower staff those who are forced to stay in slums as destitute. Mr. Mallya says that he does not have money to pay us whereas he is spending crores in IPL/Formula 1/Kingfisher Calendars



- It's now up to you to decide whether to turn a deaf ear to us and work for such a cruel/inhuman person and to invite negativity to your life or to refuse his employment on moral grounds

It's an open letter for cricketer Yuvraj Singh. Written by Kingfisher Employees Union asking the "14 crore" player not to accept Mallya's offer. The letter comes just a day after Vijay Mallya splashed a whooping 14 crore on Yuvraj for the shorter version of the game.

KFA employees say that they are particularly sad with the fact that Vijay Mallya had been lying to all the employees all this while...The last resort they say was to plead with Yuvraj Singh. Pooja a former Kingfisher employee says that even such a big cricketer has ignored all these facts. She asserts that it is not possible that the cricketer would not have known of these cruel facts but he chose to ignore to pocket the big money. As a fan as well she feels cheated and hurt.



Anjan Kumar Deveshawar who has been very vocal on the KFA matters says that Yuvraj should realise his social responsibility and not accept the offer. He emphasises that the nation had supported and prayed for his well being when he was down with cancer but the star seems to have forgotten all of that now.





RCB buys Yuvraj Singh for an IPL record 14 crore to add fire power to their explosive batting line-up. RCB buys Yuvraj Singh for an IPL record 14 crore to add fire power to their explosive batting line-up.

Another employee from Kolkatta on condition of anonymity says that Mallya is a shrewd businessman but then it is ironic that while he says he has no money for the staff he doesn't shy away form brazen show of power in his other business adventures.Headlines Today tried contacting the known Kingfisher management staff in Mumbai but they refused to comment on the matter stating that the airline had long back been grounded and rest only Vijay Mallya could comment on.Yuvraj Singh could not be immediately contacted.The financial mess in KFA is known to the world. What is surprising is the fact that Mallya has gone on record stating that he has no money and efforts are being made to get the airline to some sort of footing. The fine print for cricket drawn by Mallya is indeed raising the eyebrows. One wonders how Yuvi's fans will react to this move of KFA employees.pankaj.upadhyay@aajtak.com@pankajaajtak