Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, in response to Yogeshwar Dutt’s statements, called him a spineless lackey of outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Her scathing attack came hours after the London Olympic medallist questioned the exemption granted to her and five others from the Asian Games and World Championships trials.

Phogat also alleged that Dutt had laughed off the sexual harassment complaints against the WFI chief during the oversight panel hearings where he told one of the women wrestlers that "such things happen".