'We are distressed and disturbed', 1983 World Cup winners express solidarity with protesting wrestlers

02 Jun, 2023

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The members of the 1983 Cricket World Cup team have come out in support of the ongoing protest by wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) sidelined chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment.

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