After wrestler Bajrang Punia, Sasroli resident Virendra Singh (dumb wrestler) has also announced to return the Padmashree award.
“मैं भी पद्मश्री लौटाऊंगा”: पहलवान वीरेंद्र सिंह ने किया एथलीटों का समर्थन
A day after Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2005 Summer Deaflympics gold medalist Virendra Singh Yadav announced that he would succeed Brij Bhushan Singh’s close aide Sanjay Singh as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president. Will do the same against being elected. Virendra Singh Yadav (also known as Gunga Pahalwan) received the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2021. Earlier, he was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2015.
Let us tell you, earlier on Friday, in protest, Poonia placed the Padmashree award on the footpath near the Prime Minister’s residence and left from there. Punia told Delhi Police, “I will give the Padmashree award to the person who takes it to PM Modi.” Announcing the decision to return his Padmashree on Twitter, Virender thanked cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and star-javelin thrower Player Neeraj Chopra was also questioned to give his decision on the ongoing differences between players and WFI.
Virendra Singh wrote on X “I will also return the Padma Shri award for my sister and the daughter of the country, Honorable Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi Sir. I am proud of your daughter and my sister Sakshi Malik. ”But why…? But I would also request the top players of the country to also give their decision…@sachin_rt @Neeraj_chopra1,” he said in his post.
On Thursday, 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist Sakshi Malik announced her retirement from wrestling following the election of Sanjay Singh as WFI president. Sakshi took off her shoes and placed them on the stage before leaving the press conference crying. “I am disappointed and will not compete in wrestling anymore,” said an emotional Sakshi. The Sports Ministry on Friday said Bajrang Punia’s decision to return his Padma Shri award in protest against Sanjay Singh’s election as President of the Wrestling Federation of India is a personal one, but efforts will still be made to convince him to reconsider the move.
A ministry official told the media, “Returning the Padma Shri is a personal decision of Bajrang Punia. The WFI elections were conducted in a fair and democratic manner.” “We will still try to convince Bajrang to reverse his decision to return the Padma Shri,” he said.
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