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Indian wrestlers upset as Modi’s party fields controversial lawmaker’s son in polls

REUTERS
Saturday, May 04, 2024

NEW DELHI: Top Indian Olympic wrestlers have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party for fielding the son of their former federation chief in national elections, despite his father being charged with sexually harassing female wrestlers.

Scores of Indian wrestlers came out in protest last year seeking criminal action against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a lawmaker from Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).