If Somdev Devvarman has a better vision for Indian tennis than AITA, who is stopping him from implementing it, questioned the national tennis federation, which also accused the former player of bias. Somdev recently had asked what was AITA's vision for sport in country, suggesting the federation had not done enough to lift the game in the country. In a sarcastic response, Chatterjee said one must ask Somdev when and where he won his first tournament. He said that it was the All India Tennis Association (AITA), which brought hundreds of tournaments to India and players like him moved up the ranking ladder by competing in those events. "As far as the vision is concerned we brought international junior, men's and ladies events to our country and organised the same at our cost. Our players benefited, including Somdev," Chatterjee told PTI.

"Ask him which was his first junior & men's international event he won and where. We also have an internationally recognised development program for officials and coaches. "If his vision is so great why can't he implement the same now that he is the government observer, entrusted to do so," Chatterjee said. He said it was Somdev who was responsible for the state of the Centre of Excellence, a project which is not moving forward. "The entire responsibility of the Centre Of Excellence (COE) was with government observer Mr. Somdev Devvarman. It is for him to convince the government (to not reduce budget) and not us as he is paid by the government to decide and recommend," Chatterjee said.