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“There’ll Be Tsunami If…”: Wrestling Body Chief Amid Calls To Quit

Kairi 2 years ago 2 min read

"There'll Be Tsunami If...": Wrestling Body Chief Amid Calls To Quit

As wrestlers protesting in opposition to alleged intercourse harassment stayed corporation on needs for his resignation, wrestling frame leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh nowadays threatened revelations that, he stated, might reason a “tsunami”. “If I make a assertion, there could be a tsunami. I am now no longer right here on anyone’s charity. I am an elected representative,” Mr Singh stated.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) leader has refused to cease as numerous celebrated Indian wrestlers, inclusive of Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik except Vinesh Phogat, on protest in Delhi for the final days, accuse him of sexual exploitation and intimidation.

The wrestlers are insistent that Mr Singh be sacked at once because the wrestling frame leader due to the of #MeToo allegations, announcing they “worry for his or her lives”.

“There isn’t anyt any query of resigning. I actually have now no longer spoken with the Prime Minister’s Office and Home Minister,” Mr Singh stated in advance nowadays.

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reportedly summoned Mr Singh and advised him in opposition to making any assertion to media over the concern that it’s going to exacerbate tensions.

Anurag Thakur met with the protesting athletes for 4 hours till 2 am final night time with none resolution.

Today, the wrestlers wrote to PT Usha, head of Indian Olympic frame, alleging intellectual harassment via way of means of Mr Singh.

“Vinesh Phogat turned into mentally careworn and tortured via way of means of the WFI leader after she neglected out on an Olympic medal in Tokyo. She nearly pondered suicide,” the wrestlers wrote, including that “they worry for his or her lives”.

On Wednesday, the Centre had made it clean that if the WFI does now no longer reply to the allegations in 3 days, the sports activities ministry “will continue to provoke movement in opposition to the federation in phrases of the provisions of the National Sports Development Code, 2011.”