Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who’s among the many protesting wrestlers, has questioned Indian cricketers and different celebrities within the nation over their option to not converse up for fellow athletes and their battle. Phogat minced no phrases when she mentioned that cricketers come ahead to congratulate them over their victories on the mat however on the subject of talking up for the protesting wrestlers, not even a single participant has proven their concern or confirmed assist in any method. The wrestlers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar in wait for presidency to take motion towards Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. He has been accused of sexual harassment by the wrestlers.
Phogat, who has represented India in two Olympics and is a World medallist, slammed not simply the cricketers however gamers from different sports activities like badminton, athletics and boxing for not talking up. “The whole nation worships cricket however not even a single cricketer has spoken up. We aren’t saying that you just converse in our favour, however no less than put up a impartial message and say there needs to be justice for whichever occasion. This is what pains me… Be it cricketers, badminton gamers, athletics, boxing…” She advised The Indian Express in an interview.
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— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) April 28, 2023
Phogat mentioned that in Black Lives Matter motion, Indian cricketers had taken up the trigger in their very own methods. But on the subject of their very own athletes’ matter, they’re silent about it.
“It’s not like we don’t have big athletes in our country. There are cricketers… During the Black Lives Matter movement in the US, they showed their support. Don’t we deserve even that much?,” mentioned Phogat.
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— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) April 28, 2023
The grappler doubted the intentions of the star Indianc cricketers. She mentioned that there’s something incorrect about this silence.
As athletes, we practice onerous daily to signify our nation on the worldwide stage. It is deeply regarding to see our athletes discovering it essential to protest on the streets relating to the allegations of harassment within the Indian wrestling administration. My coronary heart goes out_
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) April 26, 2023
“You do come forward to congratulate us when we win something. Even the cricketers tweet when that happens. Abhi kya ho gaya? (What has happened now?) Are you so afraid of the system? Or maybe there’s something fishy going on there too? (Unke daal mein bhi kaala hai, yeh maan ke chale hum?),” she added.
Among the distinguished determine in Indian sport, solely two large names from sports activities apart from wrestling have come out in assist of wrestlers. They are Abhinav Bindra and Neeraj Chopra. Cricketers like Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni have maintained silence over this matter to date.
