Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has voiced her support for wrestler Vinesh Phogat following her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. This comes a day after a BJP MP criticised Phogat for her protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi while congratulating her for her success at the Olympics. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the tournament today.
Phogat, who was set to compete in the gold medal match against USA's Sarah Hilderbrandt, will now miss out on the medal after being found approximately 100 grams overweight in the 50kg category. A disqualified athlete cannot contest for a medal, and unfortunately for Vinesh, after all she has been through, she will return empty-handed. Kangana Ranaut took to Instagram to show her support for Vinesh.
She shared a picture on Instagram Stories where Mother India is depicted standing behind the wrestler. The image included the message, “Mat ro Vinesh, aapke saath khada hai pura desh (Don't cry, the whole country is standing beside you)”. Additionally, Kangana shared a photo of Indian Olympic Association chief PT Usha meeting Vinesh, referring to her as a 'sherni' (lioness).
On Tuesday, Kangana took to Instagram to react to Vinesh’s achievement, writing, “Fingers crossed for India’s first Gold Medal...
Vinesh Phogat at one point took part in protests where she raised the slogans of ‘Modi teri Kabr khudegi.’ Yet she was given the opportunity to represent the nation and receive the best train.