The Traitors’ Sufi Motiwala on Jasmine Bhasin calling him selfish for choosing money in a task: She’s not going to pay my bills

Sufi Motiwala

, who was recently eliminated from The Traitors (India), made waves during his final episodes — not just for his sharp tongue but also for a bold decision that sparked friction among contestants. In a

high-stakes challenge

, he was paired with

Jasmine Bhasin

and faced a choice: take home ₹10 lakh for himself, claim a shield to ensure immunity from being murdered that night, or contribute ₹5 lakh to the collective team kitty. Sufi chose the money — a decision Jasmine and some others saw as selfish. But he sees it differently.He says, “I don’t think it’s selfish. I don’t think it’s shallow. I just think it’s thinking about self. At the end of the day, I don’t know Jasmine Bhasin. Jasmine Bhasin is not going to pay my bills. Jasmine Bhasin wants to play with the team, so that’s her decision, not mine. I wanted to play for myself.”He stands by what he said on the show. “Mujhe bas ek sexy phone, a beautiful vacation, some really lovely clothes, and a designer bag — that’s all I could visualise in that ₹10,00,000. If I started caring about what people said about me, I wouldn’t be here.”While his solo gameplay raised eyebrows, Sufi was no slouch when it came to identifying potential Traitors. He was quick to call out Raj Kundra and also had his suspicions about Purav Jha — the very contestant who ended up “murdering” him in the game. He says, “I had my eyes on Raj Kundra. Similarly, I had my eyes on Purav Jha as well, the Traitor who ended up murdering me. At the end of the day, it’s a game, and the butterfly effect in the house was so magical that even the smallest thing could have altered the entire result. So, I have no regrets. I’m very, very happy that it started the way it did and ended the way it did.”