Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returns her Arjuna Award as a sign of protest, netizens react

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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returns her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award as sign of protest, netizens react

Vinesh Phogat is the latest addition to the list of wrestlers returning their national awards to the government, as Bajarang Punia also returned his Padma Shri award to PM Modi after the Wrestling Federation of India election results.

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December 30, 2023 19:02 IST
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returns her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award as sign of protest, netizens react
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returns her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award as sign of protest, netizens react

New Delhi: The Wrestlers vs. Brij Bhushan Singh row took another turn on Saturday, as the veteran Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award in the form of a protest against the BJP MP.

The wrestlers have been protesting for months against the alleged sexual harassment case against the former WFI Chief but are now getting impatient as even after months of protest, no official action has been taken against the politician.

Vinesh Phogat is the latest addition to the list of wrestlers returning their national awards to the government, as Bajarang Punia also returned his Padma Shri award to PM Modi after the Wrestling Federation of India election results.

Check out the video below:

Wrestlers were angry at the fact that, after months of delay in the election, one of Brij Bhuasan Singh’s close allies, Sanjay Singh, was appointed as the new WFI chief.

As soon as the election results were announced, wrestlers got vocal, as the only female Indian wrestler to win an Olympic Medal, Sakshi Malik, decided to quit the sport, calling the election results unjust, followed by Bjaranj Punia’s decision to return his Padma Shri award.

Notably, the Sports Ministry of India decided to suspend the entire newly elected committee and decided to make an ad-hoc based committee to take over until the reactions are recontested.

However, what effects will Vinesh Phogat’s decision will bear, only time will tell.

Netizens react

As soon as the video of Vinesh Phogat returning her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award made its way to the internet, netizens on social media platform X (Formerly known as Twitter) decided to give their take on the matter.

Some were in support of the female wrestler and were calling out the government on their negligence towards the matter, while some were calling Vinesh Phogat’s decision just a PR stunt, calling her protest and demands selfish.

Check out their reactions below:

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