India, March 18 -- 'Serious' allegations against late labor leader Cesar Chavez have raised concerns prompting United Farm Workers (UFW), an agricultural workers' union he co-founded, to skip this year's Cesar Chavez Day events.

The explosive allegations were made public by UFW in a statement on Tuesday where they said they will not observe Cesar Chavez Day events on March 31 this year.

Chavez, a civil rights icon, co-founded UFW in 1962 and led it till his passing at the age of 66 in April 1993. The union still represents nearly 5,000 farm workers.

The United Farm Workers has not provided any specific details or firsthand confirmation of the claims, saying it does not have direct reports. However, in a statement released on Tuesday, t...