The controversy erupted after Modi and Clarke discussed past IPL events on a podcast, during which Modi released the previously unseen clip showing Harbhajan striking Sreesanth with a backhanded slap during post-match handshakes following a clash between the Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). Harbhajan had been handed an 11-match suspension for the incident.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know why she (Sreesanth\u2019s wife Bhuvneshwari) is getting angry. I was asked a question, and I shared the truth. I can\u2019t do anything about that. I am known to speak the truth. Sree was the victim, and that\u2019s exactly what I said. No one had asked me this question earlier, so when Clarke quipped, I responded,\u201d Modi told IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Modi, meanwhile, described the clip to Clarke, explaining how his security camera captured the moment after broadcasters had shut theirs. The video shows Harbhajan calling Sreesanth over during post-match handshakes before delivering the back-handed slap. Both cricketers have since buried the hatchet, appearing together on commentary panels and in advertisements, with Harbhajan publicly apologising for the incident multiple times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, in her social media posts, Bhuvneshwari criticised the release, calling it \u201cdisgusting, heartless and inhuman.\u201d She said: \u201cShame on you @lalitkmodi and @michaelclarkeofficial. You people are not even human to drag up something from 2008 just for your own cheap publicity and views. Both @sreesanthnair36 and Harbhajan have long moved on in life and are fathers now with school-going children, and yet you try to throw them back into an old wound. Absolutely disgusting, heartless, and inhuman.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Modi, meanwhile, described the clip to Clarke, explaining how his security camera captured the moment after broadcasters had shut theirs. The video shows Harbhajan calling Sreesanth over during post-match handshakes before delivering the back-handed slap. Both cricketers have since buried the hatchet, appearing together on commentary panels and in advertisements, with Harbhajan publicly apologising for the incident multiple times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She also urged Modi and Clarke to consider the consequences of their actions: \u201cFear God. You are causing pain to families and innocent children for your own benefit.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n