In August 1889, Kolkata saw the birth of Mohun Bagan Club. The club which was formed to promote the game among the youth of British ruled Bengal soon gained prominence on the big stage of Indian Football. It turned to reverence when a bare-footed Mohun Bagan led by the venerable Shibdas Bhaduri, beat the much-fancied East Yorkshire Regiment 2-1 to become the first Indian club to win the IFA Shield and thus sparked the wave of Nationalism as the country was trying to break free from the clutches of Imperial rule.

Reams have been written about the rich history and heritage of Mohun Bagan and how the club has racked up silverware aplenty. The message from the highest football governing body, FIFA on 29th July 2020 which reads "When you make a billboard of skyscraping prestige & dazzling beauty at TimesSquare, NYC, you know you have become way more than just a club" is a testimony to the global acceptance of brand "Mohun Bagan".

In 2020, to play the top-level accredited league in the country, India's most illustrious football club Mohun Bagan joined hands with KGSPL to form a newly merged entity ATK Mohun Bagan FC. The journey started with much hype and hoopla which paved way for modernization and financial stability for Mohun Bagan and unequivocal fan support for KGSPL. We, The Mariners have initially accepted the change and it has dawned on us that this might help Mohun Bagan to establish the club as a force to reckon with in Asian Football Circuit and the rich history and legacy of the club will be preserved. But soon enough the inevitable happened when ATK Mohun Bagan FC started asserting the entity of a defunct club ATK at the expense of Mohun Bagan and tried to promote the football entity as a new one which brought ignominy to millions of Mohun Bagan fans worldwide. Multiple congregation protests arrived at the club tent’s doorstep in the last one and a half years.
We would like AIFF the highest footballing body of India and FSDL who runs the show in ISL to step in to sort the issues amicably. Mohun Bagan fans worldwide condemn the move of ATKMB board to gobble up the identity of a 132 years old club. We reject ATK as a brand and need your proactive action to facilitate the demerger of this entity and allow us to play as Mohun Bagan in all domestic and international tournaments. We are ready to welcome any investor on board but as a passionate fan base, we are not ready to sacrifice our identity. We reiterate that we don't follow this new entity anymore which conned us into supporting them initially.

As a global force, we could go to any length to prevent the smear campaign against our mother club. Hope better sense prevails soon.

Joy Mohun Bagan!