Bajrang Punia returns Padma Shri award after Brij Bhushan’s aide wins WFI chief election

Bajrang Punia has been one of top wrestlers protesting against Brij Bhushan. PTI

Bajrang Punia on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi returning his Padma Shri award. The development comes a day after Sakshi Malik retired from wrestling after BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s close aide Sanjay Singh won the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) election.

“I am returning my Padmashree award to the Prime Minister. This is just my letter to announce that. This is my statement,” Bajrang Punia wrote on X (formerly X).

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Sakshi and Bajrang had been the faces of the protests against Brij Bhushan who has been accused of sexual harassment. India’s Olympic medal winners and top wrestlers had protested to get former president Brij Bhushan removed from the federation.

Sanjay Singh who won the WFI election on 21 December is considered a close aide of the politician.