July 2 :     Sahara India, sponsor of the annual tournament between India and Pakistan in Toronto, has pulled out of the event over the Kargil incursion. A statement issued by Subroto Roy, chairman and managing worker of the Lucknow-based group, said the ??situation in Kargil warranted calling off the Sahara Cup in Toronto??. ??We express our deep anger, dissatisfaction and hurt at what Pakistan has done in Kargil. We will not associate ourselves with any activity which is anti-national and anti-social,?? it said. Jaywant Lele, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said since the tournament was run by the International Management Group (IMG), it was possible they would rope in another sponsor for this year?s edition. ?From what I know, Sahara has only pulled out as sponsors (this year). It?s up to the IMG to either scrap this edition or get a new sponsor,? Lele said. Till late this evening IMG officials could not be reached for a reaction. This is the penultimate year of IMG?s five-year contract with the BCCI and the Pakistan board. Agreeing with Kapil Dev?s demand that the tournament should be called off, the Sahara statement said: ??Our brave soldiers are doing a great job. We fully endorse Kapil Dev?s statement.?? Sachin Tendulkar said in Chennai it would be difficult for India and Pakistan to have cricketing ties now. ??Kapil is my role model. He must have given it serious thought before making such a statement,?? he said.