Sreesanth’s wife Bhuvneshwari minced no words, calling Lalit Modi and Michael Clarke inhumane for showing an unseen video of the infamous slap-gate incident involving Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh during the inaugural edition of the Indian Premeir League (IPL) in 2008.
Appearing in a podcast on YouTube, Lalit Modi chose to show unseen footage of the controversial incident.
In the video Harbhajan Singh was seen giving a backhand slap to Sreesanth.
Taking to Instagram, Bhuvneshwari wrote, “Shame on you Lalit Modi and Michael Clarke. You people are not even human to drag up something from 2008 just for your own cheap publicity and views. Both Sreesanth and Harbhajan have long moved on, they are fathers now with school-going children, and yet you try to throw them back into an old wound. Absolutely disgusting, heartless and inhuman.”
“Sreesanth has rebuilt his life with dignity and grace after every hardship he faced. As his wife, and as the mother of his children, it is deeply painful for our family to see this resurface after 18 long years. Families are being forced to relive trauma that was buried decades ago only so you can chase views.”
“This doesn’t just hurt the players, it scars their innocent children who now have to face questions and shame for no fault of theirs,” she added.
“You should be sued for doing something so cheap and inhumane. Sreesanth is a man of strength and character, and no video can take that dignity away from him. Fear God before you hurt families and innocent children for your own gain,” her post further adds.
She later accused the “beyondcricketpod” of deleting her comment on the video. “So pathetic! You deleted my comment instead of facing the truth. If you can post for views, at least have the courage to keep the truth visible,” she wrote in a separate post.