Indian female star wrestler Vinesh Phogat returned empty-handed from the Paris Olympics. She was disqualified before the gold medal match due to being 100 grams overweight. After which the whole country was heartbroken along with Vinesh. However, when she returned home, she was welcomed like a winner. Meanwhile, there are reports that Vinesh will join politics.
As soon as Vinesh was out of the final gold medal match, she said goodbye to wrestling forever. On Friday, August 23, 2024, news came that Vinesh Phogat may join Congress. In fact, when Vinesh Phogat returned home from Paris, Congress leader Deepender Hooda met her at Delhi airport.
Deepender stayed with Vinesh for a long time while she was going from Delhi airport to her village Balali. On August 22, news came that Vinesh Phogat met former Haryana Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda. After this, on August 23, news came that Vinesh might meet Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. However, Bhupinder Singh Hooda termed the question of Vinesh joining Congress as hypothetical.
Former Haryana CM and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said, this is a hypothetical question. Athletes do not belong to just one party, they belong to the whole country. If someone joins a party, you will know. We welcome whoever joins the party. But this is a hypothetical question. It depends on them. Today injustice has been done to them, they should get proper respect. They should be nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
#WATCH | Delhi: When asked if wrestler Vinesh Phogat will join the Congress, former Haryana CM and LoP Bhupinder Singh Hooda says, “It is a hypothetical question. But athletes do not belong to one party alone, they are of the entire country. If anyone joins the party, you will… pic.twitter.com/noI4IdjaIh
— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2024
