Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:05pm on 22 Dec 2023,Friday Sports
Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has publicly announced his decision to return the Padma Shri award in protest against the election of Sanjay Singh, a loyalist of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, as the president of the Wrestling Federation of India. Punia shared a detailed letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, expressing concern over the denial of justice to female wrestlers. "I am returning my Padma Shri award to the Prime Minister. This is a letter to say that," Bajrang Punia wrote on X. The letter highlights the unresolved issues, particularly allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan Singh, prompting Punia's symbolic act of returning the prestigious award as a form of protest.
