Three months back the Indian wrestling world was shaken, it was reckoned with a #MeToo moment. Hundreds of top wrestlers of the country, some olympic medal winners sat down at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, in cold winter. They were protesting against Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh. Their allegation is that Brij Bhushan Singh Sexually exploited some female sportspersons. The protest was called off after govt assured that their concerns will be addressed and Brij Bhushan Singh will step aside pending inquiry. Three months on, the wrestlers are back at Jantar Mantar. Seeking justice, the medal winning athletes spent their night sleeping on a footpath. What forced India’s top wrestlers on the protest path three months later? Let’s talk about this in today’s video:
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