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Harbhajan Singh Condemns Release of 2008 IPL ‘Slapgate’ Video, Calls Lalit Modi’s Motive ‘Selfish’

Critics say reviving long-shelved footage breaches an informal pact to keep the incident off-air.

R Ashwin calls to end the ‘head of the anaconda’ as Lalit Modi releases slapgate video.
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Overview

  • Former IPL chief Lalit Modi unveiled the previously unseen clip on Michael Clarke’s Beyond23 podcast, showing Harbhajan striking S Sreesanth during post-match handshakes before players stepped in.
  • Harbhajan reiterated his apology for the 2008 incident and said making the footage public was wrong, calling the motive behind its release selfish.
  • Sreesanth’s wife, Bhuvneshwari, condemned Modi and Clarke for dredging up a painful episode, calling the move disgusting and inhuman.
  • Match referee Farokh Engineer said he maintained confidentiality about the case and was surprised the video surfaced, while Harsha Bhogle recalled a promise to keep the raw footage out of public view.
  • Ravichandran Ashwin and Robin Uthappa criticized the decision to publish the clip and urged moving on, and there has been no indication of fresh BCCI or IPL action.