Tainted Rajasthan Royals spinner Ajit Chandila, who was granted interim bail for two days (August 3 to 5) to participate in the last rites for his elder brother, was in a state of shock after learning that the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act might be levelled against him.
“Delhi police’s proposed move to slap the MCOCA charges against me is completely unfair. My family and I are in a state of shock that such charges are being levelled against me. I am a cricketer, not a terrorist,” Chandila told a news channel after being let out on bail. Chandila however, was optimistic that he would come out clean of the spot-fixing charges levelled against him. “I dreamt of becoming a good cricketer, and to an extent I achieved that. But a tragedy struck and my dreams were shattered. People have seen my performance in the last two seasons of the Indian Premier League. I am clean and I trust the judiciary,” he said.
“My family has suffered a lot, and my brother was hospitalised the day I was arrested. But I have the support of my family. And soon, people will know the truth. I am innocent. I will make a comeback soon.
“I have no clue about the spot-fixing controversy. I have never been approached by anybody. I am absolutely unaware of this,” Chandila added.
The lanky off-spinner from Haryana defended his lavish lifestyle, saying the IPL offered a cricketer enough money to live so.
“The IPL offers so much money that there is no need to do any wrong to earn money. As far as my lifestyle is concerned, everybody wants to wear good clothes, shades, etc. There is nothing wrong in wearing expensive things. So, if I had been spending on myself, it is my personal choice and nobody should be concerned about that,” he said.