'Let them fight their battle': Sourav Ganguly's comment leaves Internet divided

Tightlipped about the ongoing wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he would hope to see the ongoing wrestling row gets resolvedThe countrys premier wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia have been protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh since April 23 demanding his arrest for alleged sexual harassment of seven grapplers including a minorI hope it gets resolved The wrestlers have won a lot of medals and brought accolades to the country Hopefully it will be resolved Let them fight their battle I dont know whats happening there I just read in the newspapers In the sports world I realised one thing that you dont talk about things you dont have complete knowledge of Ganguly also a former India captain told reporters on the sidelines of an eventAlso ReadEnraged over govt inaction wrestling coach Mahavir Phogat threatens to return medalsReacting to Gangulys comments Shiv Sena leader and Member of Parliament Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote on Twitter The heroes fall every single day Now I get the reason for the silence of those who should be speaking up its not our battle so why take a stand They will come for you too someday hope there would be enough people left to speak for youThe heroes fall every single day Now I get the reason for the silence of those who should be speaking up its not our battle so why take a standThey will come for you too someday hope there would be enough people left to speak for you httpstco695k2H4rWhmdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 May 5 2023Isme galat kya hai waise Shouldnt take a stand just for the sake of it If he doesnt know the entire fiasco hes better off not giving any opinion Hes Saurav Gangulynot some random twitter troll His opinion makes a difference httpstcoaKubkwxnz8mdash Amit YesImAmit_ May 5 2023ldquoLet lsquothemrsquo fight their own battlerdquoAnd you conveniently keep yourself away from trying to find out what their issue this How shameful coming from a cricket veteran Saurav Ganguly httpstcoDwiE0vCFlMmdash Sayema _sayema May 5 2023What makes me think like the way Sourav Ganguly said is that the wrestlers are getting support from people like you which puts doubts in my mind whos right and wrongmdash Jayesh Jayesh_45 May 5 2023Meanwhile enraged by government inaction against Singh Dronacharya awardwinning coach Mahavir Singh Phogat on Friday threatened to return his medals if justice is not delivered The protesting wrestlers also threatened to return their medals and awards including the Padma Shri to the government after they were allegedly mistreated by the Delhi Police on Wednesday nightNotably Mahavir Phogat is the father of wrestlers Babita and Geeta Phogat who was detained by the police along with her husband on Thursday when she tried to meet the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar He is also the uncle of Vinesh who has been at the forefront of the protestI will return my medals if justice is not delivered in the case The kind of allegations he faces action should be taken against him and he should be arrested Mahavir Phogat who had joined the BJP over three years ago saidWhen asked if had talked to the government or raised the matter at the party level he said No there has been no talk so farWith PTI inputs