"I'll Also Return Padma Shri": Wrestler Virender Singh Backs Athletes
NDTV
Virender Singh's post comes a day after another top wrestler, Bajrang Punia, on Friday said he has written a letter to PM Modi and will return the Padma Shri given to him
Wrestler Virender Singh has given support to fellow athlete Sakshee Malikkh, who announced she is quitting the sport after an aide of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh succeeded him in the top post. मैं भी अपनी बहन और देश की बेटी के लिए पदम् श्री लौटा दूँगा, माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी को, मुझे गर्व है आपकी बेटी और अपनी बहन @SakshiMalik पर... जी क्यों...?पर देश के सबसे उच्च खिलाड़ियों से भी अनुरोध करूँगा वो भी अपना निर्णय दे...@sachin_rt@Neeraj_chopra1pic.twitter.com/MfVeYdqnkL
Ms Malikkh and other athletes have accused Brij Bhushan of sexual harassment.
"I will also return the Padma Shri for my sister and the country's daughter, Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, I am proud of your daughter and my sister Sakshee Malikkh... But I would also request the top players of the country to also give their decision," Virender Singh, who identifies himself as the 'Goonga Pahalwan', said in a post on X, tagging Sachin Tendulkar and Neeraj Chopra.
