Vinesh Phogat slams PT Usha of doing politics at Olympics
claims her photo in hospital was taken, shared without consent
Julana: In a shocking revelation, ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat has revealed that a photo of her in a hospital bed, taken with PT Usha, president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), after she was disqualified from the final gold medal bout at the Games, was all part of politics.
Phogat, who was hospitalised due to dehydration caused by extreme weight-cutting measures before the final, claimed that Usha visited her and took a photograph without her consent. According to Phogat, the image, shared widely on social media, was intended to give a false impression of support. “I don’t know what support I got there,” Phogat told a local news channel.
The 30-year-old further criticised the incident and added: “Like you said, in politics a lot happens behind closed doors. Similarly, politics happened there too and that’s why I was heartbroken. Numerous people are telling me not to give up on wrestling. But for what I should continue; there is politics everywhere!”
The prominent wrestling figure further told the local news channel that the photograph taken with Usha was just a political gesture rather than genuine support. She expressed that when she was in the hospital bed and possibly going through one of the worst phases of her life, the IOA chief came and clicked a photo and didn’t ask about anything else.
She asserted that the photo was clicked without her knowledge and further uploaded on social media to show everyone that she is standing with me. “That’s not how you show support,” Phogat exclaimed.
Vinesh Phogat fell short of making her Olympic dream come true as she failed a weigh-in ahead of her final match. Her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a joint silver medal was also dismissed.
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Decision on next Maharashtra CM to be taken 'in a day or two', says Shinde
New Delhi (PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said he had "good and positive" discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda on the issue of government formation in the state.
Speaking to reporters here before leaving for Mumbai, Shinde said the decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra will be taken "in a day or two" in another meeting of the Mahayuti coalition in the state capital.
Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Shah and Nadda late Thursday to thrash out a power-sharing pact for the next government in Maharashtra after the BJP-led coalition registered a thumping majority in the Assembly elections.
"We will take a decision (on Maharashtra CM) in a day or two. We have held discussions, and the discussions will continue. You will get to know when we take a final decision," the outgoing chief minister said.
Shinde said that he would not be an obstacle in the government formation in the state and abide by the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah.
"This 'ladka bhau' (beloved brother) designation is higher than anything else for me," he said.
Shinde said the meeting with Shah and Nadda was "good and positive".
"We all discussed the formation of government. There is good coordination between the allies, we are all very positive and we will honour the clear-cut mandate given to us by the people. We will form the government soon," he said.
"The meeting was good and positive. This was the first meeting. There will be another meeting of the Mahayuti in Mumbai," Shinde told reporters early Friday.
The Shiv Sena leader said the people of Maharashtra have re-elected them with a thumping majority and respecting the mandate is the topmost priority, not "running after posts".
Recovering from its Lok Sabha elections losses, the BJP bagged 132 Assembly seats, the highest among all constituents of the Mahayuti alliance. Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP also performed well. Sena won 57 while NCP bagged 41 seats.
The Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) suffered a setback with the grand old party registering one of its worst performances in the Assembly polls as it won only 16 seats. Sharad Pawar's NCP(SP) won just 10 seats, whereas Uddhav Thackeray's (UBT) won 20 seats.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections were held on November 20, and the results were declared on November 23.
