Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sakshee Malikkh took to Twitter today to clarify that reports of her leaving the wrestlers' protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, are wrong. She said that the “fight will continue till they get justice”.
Malikkh, along with several other Olympic and World Championship medal-winning wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat, have been agitating for the arrest of BJP MP and WFI chief Singh, who is accused of sexually harassing several female grapplers, including a minor.
Earlier in the day, there were reports that she had left the agitation and reported back to duty at the Northern Railways. While she clarified that she had indeed resumed her Railways duty, she said that neither she, nor her fellow wrestlers, have backed out of the protest.
ये खबर बिलकुल ग़लत है। इंसाफ़ की लड़ाई में ना हम में से कोई पीछे हटा है, ना हटेगा। सत्याग्रह के साथ साथ रेलवे में अपनी ज़िम्मेदारी को साथ निभा रही हूँ। इंसाफ़ मिलने तक हमारी लड़ाई जारी है। कृपया कोई ग़लत खबर ना चलाई जाए। pic.twitter.com/FWYhnqlinC
— Sakshee Malikkh (@SakshiMalik) June 5, 2023
The protesting wrestlers, reportedly, had sought a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah after their five-day deadline for action against Singh ended on Saturday. The home minister met the wrestlers late on Saturday night.
The wrestlers demanded an impartial probe and quick action against Singh. Shah assured them that law remains same for everyone and that it “will take its own course”.