Shashi Tharoor's Sharp Reaction To PT Usha's Remark On Wrestlers' Protest

Shashi Tharoor's remark came a day after PT Usha strongly criticised the wrestlers' protest as a "negative approach".

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today slammed the country's Olympics body chief PT Usha for criticising the wrestlers' public protest over alleged sexual misconduct by the wrestling body head. Dear @PTUshaOfficial, it is does not become you to disparage the justified protests of your fellow sportspersons in the face of repeated & wanton sexual harassment. Their standing up for their rights does not “tarnish the image of the nation”. Ignoring their concerns — instead of…

Ms Usha had said the wrestlers' protest "amounts to indiscipline" and slammed them for not waiting for the report by a committee that is looking into the charges against Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has denied any wrongdoing.

"Dear @PTUshaOfficial, it is does not become you to disparage the justified protests of your fellow sportspersons in the face of repeated & wanton sexual harassment. Their standing up for their rights does not "tarnish the image of the nation". Ignoring their concerns - instead of hearing them out, investigating them & taking just action - does," the Thiruvananthapuram MP tweeted.