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'These tears are...': Congress on Sakshi Malik announcing retirement after Brij Bhushan associate wins WFI polls

DNA Friday, 22 December 2023
The opposition party said this after wrestler Sakshi Malik, with tears in her eyes, announced her retirement from wrestling, saying she has lost in the battle for justice for fellow women wrestlers, who she alleged were ''harassed'' by former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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