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Suspension of newly-elected Wrestling Federation body is not going to restore the already eroded public trust regarding the safety of women in sports. For that, deeper and more sweeping change is required.

Sharad Pawar welcomed the suspension of the newly-elected WFI, but said the Sports Ministry should have taken the decision earlier.

The election of a perceived Brij Bhushan Singh loyalist as Wrestling Federation of India president brings back to focus one of the most shocking controversies in the history of sports in the country

The Union Sports Ministry on Sunday suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) till further orders.

The WFI elections saw former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's loyalist, Sanjay Singh, and his panel winning the polls by big margins.

At a time when the ruling party had the Opposition cornered over the Dhankhar mimicry episode, the row triggered by the election of Brij Bhushan Singh’s aide as WFI president is likely to have threatened the party’s Jat outreach.

Following is the timeline of the chain of events up till the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India on Sunday by the Sports Ministry

We are living in a world where there are many Brij Bhushans in positions of authority. Recent events have me wondering, does my voice matter?

The newly elected president of the WFI stated that taking retirement is a personal call of an athlete and said he would refrain to speak on this matter.

Sanjay Singh is reportedly an aide of the former chief, who has been accused of sexual harassment.