New Delhi: The protest continues against Brij Bhushan Singh’s follower Sanjay Singh becoming the head of Wrestlers Federation of India. Deflympics wrestling gold medalist Virender Singh has announced that he will return the Padma Shri. His response is through X.
“I will return the Padma Shri for my sister and daughter of the country. Dear Prime Minister Narendra Modiji, I am proud of your daughter and my sister Sakshi Malik. However, the country’s big athletes are also requested to take a decision,” Singh tweeted.
I will return the Padam Shri for my daughter and the honorable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi जी को, मुज्जे गर्व है अपकी बेती अव्य भेण भेन्ट @SakshiMalik पर… जी why…?
पर देश के सैप्स के साम्पे के से भी वो गो भी वो फ़ना शिक्ष दे दे…@sachin_rt @Neeraj_chopra1 pic.twitter.com/MfVeYdqnkL
— Virender Singh (@GoongaPahalwan) December 22, 2023
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Virender’s tweet tagged Sachin Tendulkar and Neeraj Chopra. Deaflympics is an international competition for deaf athletes. Virender Singh, known as ‘Goonga Filewan’, won gold in the 2005 Summer DeFlympics.
In 2021, the country honored him with the Padma Shri. He also received the Arjuna Award in 2015. Meanwhile, Sakshi Malik announced his retirement from wrestling last day and left his boots. Sakshi’s announcement came after Sanjay Singh was elected as the president.
Another wrestler, Bajrang Punia, had returned the Padma Shri in solidarity with this. Many people are coming to support them. Meanwhile, Goonga Fileman came in support.
At the same time, the players protested against Brij Bhushan Singh for sexually exploiting minor female wrestlers. Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia were in the forefront of the strike.
Then Brij Bhushan had to resign. Sanjay Singh, a longtime supporter of Brij Bhushan, won the post of president of the Wrestlers Federation of India in the elections that followed.
