kolkata brand mohun bagan is too strong to be diluted at least on the football fieldeven though atk owns a majority stake in the merged entity henceforth to be knows as atk mohun bagan it is the kolkata giants legacy that will hold sway on the ground for starters the iconic greenandmaroon colour scheme has been retained and with it a huge slice of traditionon friday in the first meeting of the board of directors of atk mohun bagan private limited it was also decided that the bagan logo the sailing boat will be retained but the letters atk added this clearly makes business sense as the new entity powered by atks funds will bank heavily on bagans fan base and the greenandmaroon blend is the essence that will keep the flock togetherthe teams away jersey is set to be green and maroon stripes on red and whiteweve taken some important decisions and all of these were unanimous sanjiv goenka principal owner of the entity who chaired the meeting told toi this is the beginning of a new chapter mohun bagan is filled with glory and we are humbled to be part of this legacy we are going to do everything it takes to further this legacy nationally and overseassourav ganguly utsav parekh srinjoy bose debashis dutta gautam ray and sanjeev mehra attended the meeting as board directorsfundamentally we have recognised the legacy that mohun bagan represents goenka added weve honoured the emotions of thousands towards the greenandmaroonnita ambani founder and chairperson of football sports development limited expressed her happiness we are delighted with the merger of atk and mohun bagan the two powerhouses of indian football i wholeheartedly welcome mohun bagan one of indias oldest and most renowned clubs to the indian super league and congratulate sanjiv goenka for embracing the ileague champions with open arms she saiddebashis dutta bagans finance secretary termed it a new dawn for mohun bagan the past has been glorious and the future will be vibrant he said in 1998 we had accepted a prefix to the name so what is the harm this timeatk mohun bagan will play in the indian super league and also other competitions they can participate in india they will also play in the afc cup this seasonwell surely give our best shot in both the team looks very good the bulk remains the same with some new players hopefully there will be one or two signings soon informed goenkathe directors also gave their goahead for atk mohun bagan soccer schools across the country