The protesting grapplers on Sunday accused the media of helping Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh more than the players, saying the newspersons should not give him the platform to speak. Meanwhile, the WFI chief has vowed to contest the charges and claimed that the athletes' protest was politically motivated.

The Delhi Police has filed two FIRs, including one under the POCSO Act, against the BJP MP, who has completed 12 years as WFI president and is ineligible to become an office bearer again.