Sreesanth reopens 'slapgate' chapter, calls Bhajji backstabber

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 12 2013 | 1:45 PM IST
Five years after the infamous 'slapgate', one of the protagonists of the drama, S Sreesanth, today made an explosive claim, saying that the entire incident was planned and that his former India teammate Harbhajan Singh was a "backstabbing person".
The temperamental Sreesanth made a series of revelations on the 2008 incident on his twitter page today, creating a fresh controversy in the IPL, a day after Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli were involved in an ugly on-field spat.
"To be whr Iam ..I ve no complaints..But now I want u All to know the truth.He (Bhajji)never Slapped me.The video will show u all..Wt he did," Sreesanth wrote in a series of expletives-laden tweets.
"All blamed me for getting emotional ..??c mon who doesn't get emotional whn u know the person who u worship is a backstabbing person Nd ..," he tweeted.
"Disgusting ..That's all I can say..U should get hold of the video..Them u all will know te truth..Wht he did is completely out of control," he said.
Sreesanth, who is currently playing for Rajasthan Royals, demanded that the videotape of the incident be made public.
"I don't want Bhajji to feel bad now..I need to tell the truth to the world..Wht happend was bad..It's not my fault at all..And all media ???
The pacer also claimed that Harbhajan did not slap him but elbowed him.
"I want the world to c it..Whn I went to shake hands afte the match..He had lost it..He had already planned to hit me(elbow me)all his anger" he said.
"It's not my fault at all ..Nd I keep getting compared to all this bull s##*..Whn ever anything bad happens in ipl or cricket match..Crazy
"Nd whn u start to c the big change in person who u trust so much..The World comes down ..That's wht happ..;He Never slapped me," Sreesanth added.
"Every one blaming me Nd always writing and talking about slap gate??it really s**#s.The truth is in the video ..Which is with ipl..
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First Published: Apr 12 2013 | 1:45 PM IST

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