From bad to worse… to even worse.
It is now time for Bhupathi to make a move to attack AITA (the Indian Tennis Federation) for his incredible ban.
At a recent press conference Bhupathi said the AITA President has been using Bhupathi’s rift with Paes to attack him. “Anil Khanna has enjoyed the rift between Leander and me as no other,” Bhupathi commented. “He has re-defined the term divide and rule and at this year’s Olympics, used Leander’s shoulder to fire the gun against me multiple times. Unfortunately the media terms this a Bhupathi-Paes rift and the true underbelly is left unquestioned.”
After clarifying that this wasn’t a fight with Paes, but it was an attack from AITA, Bhupathi defined the Federation a a dictatorial body. “I am here to detail episodes of the personal vendetta the AITA and its dictatorial rule have carried out against me over the last decade,” Bhupathi said. “It has got to the point where nothing they do or say surprises me anymore. As far as that establishment goes I have become thick skinned. At the twilight of my career to face a ban from playing for the country and termed a traitor is unacceptable to me. If I am to stand trial after what I have achieved in my sport over the last 18 years, I am willing to, but I need to know who will ask the establishment questions?”
Time for a neutral person to step in and fix this huge mess?
