Episode no. 194
This interview with Kabaddi commentator Aman Lopon was published on 31 March 2023. In this interview, Aman talked about the changes in the Kabaddi field after the death of Sandeep Nangal Ambian and other issues. Aman Lopon has always been outspoken and says that he is honest about his work. Apart from this, he told in the interview what people expected from Sandeep and what he thought about these issues and how he wanted to work on them. He said that apart from being a good person, Sandeep was also a good player, promoter and manager. Talking about Sandeep, he said that Sandeep’s thinking was very good, his goals were very high and he helped every new and old player. He used to help new players, disabled, needy, injured players and players to reach foreign countries. He said that Sandeep was such a good person that it can never be thought that someone could kill him so brutally. He said that it is the feeling of jealousy during the game, belittling each other or popularity are the topics that become the cause of rivalry but often such small things are neglected. He said that often the organizers want their name to be mentioned on the stages, while on the other hand the committee or the players or someone else wants their name to be given priority and from this the story of rivalry starts. He said that due to such an environment the players are also scared and they are not raising their voice to get justice for Sandeep Nangal Ambian. He said that such an environment has been created that no one wants to come to Kabaddi field but we will try our best to keep Sandeep’s thinking and ideology alive. Aman Lopo said that for Sandeep Nangal Ambian, Kabaddi was his first priority and he thought about it round the clock. He said that the condition of Sandeep’s wife and family cannot be seen how much they are suffering. He said that Sandeep Nangal was doing so much effort and hard work for Ambian Kabaddi that no one else could ever think of such things. They also discussed the involvement of gangsters in the Kabaddi field. Finally, he appealed to the government to investigate the case and give justice to the family.
~kulwinder kaur bajwa