Many well-known wrestlers of the country are sitting on dharna at Jantar Mantar since 23rd April. Many wrestlers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik had accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brijbhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment. Apart from sexual harassment, the wrestlers also complained of financial irregularities. Wrestlers are not satisfied with the action, so the strike is going on. In a press conference on Wednesday, 10 May, Vinesh Phogat made a demand to Ratan Tata, former chairman of Tata Group. Said –
“Through you people, I request Ratan Tata ji that the money he has given in wrestling, for increasing the infrastructure, for supporting the players, for how far he can take wrestling.. They should take that information from the Wrestling Federation. The money they have given to promote sportspersons, for their betterment… or to support Olympics (in), they should inquire whether the money they have given is diluted (used) at the right place Yes or No.”
Mane Vinesh wants Ratan Tata to take account of his money from WFI. News agency PTI shared the video of this statement on Twitter. In response to this, many users raised questions on Vinesh’s demand. One user wrote –
Is it a fight for money or sexual exploitation or to avoid national trial or to bake political breads or just to spread sensation…? After all, why are wrestlers raising new issues everyday? Is there any issue why it is not working?
Tata Motors became the national sponsor of wrestling in 2018. In 2021, the deal was renewed till the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to a report in The Hindu, Tata Motors had to spend a total of Rs 18 crore for wrestling.
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