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Olympian PT Usha commented that the protest amounted to indiscipline and that the players should have waited for the committee's report to address their allegations.

Usha arrived at Jantar Mantar where top grapplers have been staging a protest for the last 11 days. She was seen conversing with wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia.

Facing criticism from all quarters for being insensitive towards the protesting wrestlers, IOA President PT Usha met them at the protest site

The IOA chief had said the agitation seeking action against the wrestling federation chief over sexual harassment charges amounted to a lack of discipline.

Indian Olympic Association president and Rajya Sabha member (nominee)

Indian wrestlers have been protesting in New Delhi against BJP parliamentarian and Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, for alleged sexual harassment.

She can bring all the stakeholders back to the table, open all lines of communication, show empathy and win back the trust of the wrestlers and the nation.

The IOA president’s words and actions not only expose her insensitivity but also her lack of apathy.

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Singh claimed that he has given the probe committee an audio clip of a conversation in which a protesting wrestler is purportedly heard speaking about “arranging” a girl to implicate him.