Pooja Bhatt recently accesed Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief PT Usha of gaslighting wrestlers after she criticised their public protest over alleged sexual harassment by Wrestling Federation India boss Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.
On Friday, Pooja Bhatt tweeted, "Thank you @jayantrld for your stand, for raising your voice and for being by their side when most have deserted them. It is heartbreaking to see our top athletes left with no choice but to take to the streets and to then be reprimanded/issue gaslit by legends like PT Usha (folded hand emoji)."
The original tweet by Jayant Singh that Pooja responded to read, “Our top wrestlers were on the streets in January and should have been heard, when they first spoke about abuse. PT Usha’s comments (are) in poor taste! I stand with my champions.”
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia have been protesting against Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, and demanding that the government take action on their complaint. They had also written to PT Usha to act on the matter.
Meanwhile, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh has denied the allegations against him and said that he will prove he is innocent.