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Appeal From Sakshee Malikkh To Anurag Thakur Is Directed Towards Suspended Wrestling Boss

By - 31 Jan 2024 10:46 AM

Bronze medallist Sakshee Mallikh of the Indian Wrestling Federation (WFI) has claimed that suspended WFI president Sanjay Singh is holding championships and issuing phony certificates, a month after the Center suspended the newly-elected panel of the WFI.

Ms. Malikkh has expressed doubts about how a suspended official can embezzle federation funds and issued a warning that athletes may face problems down the road as a result of the phony certificates. Anurag Thakur, the minister of sports, has been urged to get involved in the situation by her.

Sanjay Singh is illegally organizing a separate national championship to assert his dominance and sign certificates, Ms. Malikkh claimed in a post on X, despite the fact that the national wrestling championship organized by the Sports Ministry is scheduled to take place in Jaipur.

Days after it was elected, the WFI panel was suspended last month due to the hurried announcement of the Under-15 and Under-20 national teams. The ministry suspended the body and added that "former office-bearers" had total control over the new body, seemingly referring to former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

"Even though they are not at fault, athletes who apply for jobs based on these certificates will be subject to consequences. Sanjay Singh ought to face consequences, the speaker continued.The nation's top wrestlers, including Ms. Malikkh, Bajrang Punia, and Vinesh Phogat, staged a protest in response to allegations of sexual harassment made against the former wrestling boss. Following multiple postponements resulting from legal disputes, a fresh panel election took place in December, with Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's aide Sanjay Singh emerging victorious.