They’ve become a tool for those who want to break up our country,” said Indian director and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, a BJP supporter. "Here are their real expressions after putting on a show in the street.
Two other women, behind them, also smile. This one shows Phogat sisters, on a bus with police, smiling widely. The world is watching us! #WrestlersProtest /rjrZvgAlSO- Sakshee Malikkh May 28, 2023Ī few hours after the sisters were arrested, another photo started circulating. This is how our champions are being treated. Photos published by the French news agency AFP show the Phogat sisters on the ground, being manhandled by police. Other wrestlers took to social media to share images of the arrests – especially of Vinesh Phogat, which was particularly brutal. On May 28, police arrested the sisters while they were protesting. Among the wrestlers who made this promise were Vinesh and Sangeeta Phogat, international champions who have earned medals at many competitions, including the Commonwealth Games. Protesters gave the authorities an ultimatum: arrest Singh within the next five days or we will throw our medals into the Ganges. He is someone with considerable influence over his district. And protesters say this is because he is an influential deputy within the ruling party, the BJP, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Singh has not, for the time being, been arrested. Several wrestlers from India, including a number of Olympic medalists, have been protesting for the past month against the president of wrestling’s governing body, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, calling for his arrest after accusations of sexual harassment. There are a number of visual clues indicating that the photo of the smiling wrestlers is, indeed, false – including the athletes’ dimples.
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