{"id":403074,"date":"2023-12-23T13:43:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T13:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/23\/just-because-i-am-close-to-brij-bhushan-new-wfi-president-sanjay-singh-says-hes-not-a-dummy-candidate-more-sports-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T13:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T13:43:58","slug":"just-because-i-am-close-to-brij-bhushan-new-wfi-president-sanjay-singh-says-hes-not-a-dummy-candidate-more-sports-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/23\/just-because-i-am-close-to-brij-bhushan-new-wfi-president-sanjay-singh-says-hes-not-a-dummy-candidate-more-sports-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Just because I am close to Brij Bhushan&#8230;: New WFI president Sanjay Singh says he&#8217;s not a dummy candidate | More sports News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-106236685,imgsize-73986.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Amid <!-- -->Sakshi Malik<!-- -->&#8216;s shock retirement and <!-- -->Bajrang Punia<!-- --> and <!-- -->Virender Yadav<!-- --> returning their Padma Shri awards, newly-elected <!-- -->Wrestling Federation of India<!-- --> president Sanjay Singh on Saturday, slammed the wrestlers for engaging in politics over his appointment.<br \/>Sakshi, Bajrang and Virender&#8217;s actions came in protest against Sanjay&#8217;s &#8212; a close aide of <!-- -->Brij Bhushan Singh<!-- --> &#8212; appointment as <!-- -->WFI<!-- --> chief.<br \/>The newly appointed president pointed out that taking retirement is a personal call of an athlete and said he would refrain from speaking on the matter.<br \/>Sanjay also highlighted that his closeness to Brij Bhushan doesn&#8217;t make him a dummy candidate.<br \/>&#8220;Those who are athletes have already started preparing and those who want to engage in politics can do that. It is their personal matter, I will not speak about this&#8230;I have been in the federation for 12 years. Just because I am close to MP (Brij Bhushan Singh) does not mean I am a dummy candidate. Is it a crime if I am close to him?&#8221; Sanjay told the reporters.<br \/>Meanwhile, former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that the federation will host Under-15 and Under-20 wrestling events from 28th December to 31st December.<br \/>&#8220;Because of some issues, national or state level wrestling events were paused in the country for 11 months&#8230;We have announced to hold Under-15 and Under-20 wrestling events from 28th December to 31st December&#8230;If these tournaments are not organised within 31st, one complete year of the wrestlers will be affected,&#8221; Brij Bhushan told the media.<\/p>\n<p>Sakshi, distraught and emotional, broke down as she left the venue after addressing a press conference in the national capital after announcing her retirement.<br \/>During the media interaction, the renowned wrestler put her shoes on the table at the press conference as she announced her decision to quit wrestling.<br \/>&#8220;We slept for 40 days on the roads and a lot of people from several parts of the country came to support us. If Brij Bhushan Singh&#8217;s business partner and a close aide is elected as the president of WFI, I quit wrestling,&#8221; she said, accompanied by some other wrestlers who were part of the protest.<br \/>A day after Sakshi&#8217;s decision, India&#8217;s ace wrestler Bajrang Punia on Friday announced that he is returning his Padma Shri after former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh&#8217;s aide was elected president of the Federation.<br \/>Punia shared a detailed post on X, stating, &#8220;I am returning my Padma Shri award to the Prime Minister. 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