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This year the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) finally broke the curse and won their first title ever in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Emotions ran wild as one of the most popular franchises won their first championship ever but what happened in their championship celebrations scarred everyone as 11 innocent lives were lost and 50 were injured in the stampede that happened.
RCB franchise had maintained silence on the whole matter even when many criticised them for the poor management of the event and they faced charges and FIR for the incident. The franchise finally broke their silence today on August 28th and took to their social media account to announce the launch of “RCB CARES”. The campaign will be dealing with the grievances and problems of their fans.
They directly addressed their fans with a heartfelt letter and stated that their silence wasn’t a sign of absence but of grief. The franchise revealed that the stampede broke their hearts and so they took all this time of silence to build ‘RCB CARES’. They labelled it as a campaign that will honor, heal and stand beside the fans of the franchise as they care about them.
The post read, “Dear 12th Man Army, this is our heartfelt letter to you! It’s been close to three months since we last posted here. The Silence wasn’t Absence. It was Grief. This space was once filled with energy, memories, and moments that you enjoyed the most.. But June 4th changed everything. That day broke our hearts, and the silence since then has been our way of holding space.”
They added, “In that silence, we’ve been grieving. Listening. Learning. And slowly, we’ve begun to build something more than just a response. Something we truly believe in. That’s how RCB CARES came to life. It grew out of a need to honour, to heal, and to stand beside our fans. A platform for meaningful action shaped by our community & fans. We return to this space today, not with celebration but with care. To share. To stand with you. To walk forward, together. To continue being the pride of Karnataka. RCB CARES. And we always will. More details soon…”
