Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the finals at Paris Olympics 2024 for being overweight in the women’s 50kg category on the morning of her bout. According to reports, she was 100 grams over the permissible weight when she arrived for the morning weigh-in. She was within the required weight on Tuesday, the first day of her bouts at these Olympics.
Veteran actor turned politician Hema Malini has now reacted to the news and said that it is ‘a lesson for all of us’ to keep our weight in check. (Also read: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal and more support Vinesh Phogat after Olympics disqualification: 'How devastated you must be’ ) What Hema Malini said Talking to PTI, Hema Malini said, “It is very surprising and bada ajeeb sa bhi lagta hain ki 100 gm ki wajah se woh disqualify ho gayi. Kitna mehatwa hain apna weight aur wazan ko theek se rakhna! Hum sab ko isse ek achha seekh milna chahiye sab kalakaro ko, mahilayon ko sabko.
.. ki 100 gm also matters a lot! We feel very sad for her.
I wish she loses that 100 grams quickly lekin milega nahi abhi (It is very surprising, and it feels strange that she was disqualified for being 100 gm overweight. It is important to keep the weight in check. It is a lesson for all of us.
I wish she should lose that 100 gm quickly but she would not get an opportunity).” People on the internet found her comment too silly. Hundreds of comments called her unfit for Parliament for it.
“I really don’t get why people vote for someone like Hema Ma.