12 August,2019 11:43 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Wrestler Babita Phogat is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. Pic courtesy/Twitter/ANI
New Delhi: Wrestler Babita Phogat on Monday is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, sources said. She had made the country proud by earning a silver medal in the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and she is believed to a staunch supporter of the BJP's vision and policies of its leaders, sources added. Recently, the wrestler came out in support of Manohar Lal Khattar, the Haryana Chief Minister, who had stoked controversy with his 'lighter remark' on 'Kashmiri girls,'.
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Babita Phogat had backed him saying there was "nothing offensive" in what he said. "Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has not made any such statement that is offensive to our sisters and daughters. I urge media to not misinterpret his statement," the Arjuna awardee stated while replying to a journalist on social media platform, Twitter.
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Recently, Babita Phogat took to social media to announce that she is engaged to fellow wrestler Vivek Suhag in a tweet that read: @SuhagVivek you know it's official when you get the blessing from my Bapu. It's time for Dilwale to take her Dulhaniya.
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With inputs from ANI
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