Blackburn Rovers' Indian owners from the Venky's group were subjected to abuse and attacked with snowballs by fans before the side's defeat by Charlton Athletic at home.u00a0

Jitendra Desai, husband of owner Anuradha, was hit in the face as he got out of the limo at the entrance to Ewood Park before last Saturday's defeat in new manager Michael Appleton's first game in charge.