Sakshi Malik claims Babita Phogat planned wrestlers’ protest to oust Brij Bhushan

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Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has made a huge revelation regarding the wrestlers’ protest against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Malik revealed Babita Phogat planned the protest to oust Brij Bhushan and become WFI president.

Sakshi Malik claimed the wrestlers protest was planned by BJP leader Babita Phogat. (Photo: Getty Images)

New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the wrestlers’ fight against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, wrestler Sakshi Malik has claimed the entire protest was planned and orchestrated by BJP leader Babita Phogat. Sakshi has revealed Babita wanted to oust Brij Bhushan as the WFI president to herself grab the top position in the wrestling body of India.

Malik made some sensational revelations in her interview with India Today where she revealed Babita encouraged the protest against Brijbhushan assuring the wrestlers that she would bring much-needed transformation in the WFI if she was appointed president. Malik said the wrestlers trusted her as she was someone who had been in their shoes and knew their struggles inside out.

However, they didn’t have an idea about Babita’s sole agenda to grab power in the WFI by displacing Brij Bhushan from the top post. Sakshi also revealed Babita initially portrayed herself as an ally but didn’t sit with the wrestlers during their protests at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and controlled everything from the backstage.

“Babita Phogat approached us with the idea of protesting against Brij Bhushan Singh because she had her own agenda—she wanted to become the WFI president,” said Malik. “We trusted her because we believed that a woman leader, particularly one who has been in our shoes as a sportsperson, would understand our struggles,” Sakshi told India Today.

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Abhishek reports on all things sports for News9. He has been covering cricket extensively for more than five years now and is a keen follower of the game. From preserving newspaper cuts of his favourite sporting heroes to playing the game himself and then covering it from close quarters, cricket has stayed with him since childhood. He started his career with NewsX and has worked for some of the leading news organisations in the country, including Times Now and WION. He will probably be busy watching cricket/football when not crafting stories on sports and its heroes.

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