New Delhi, Jan 6: Rubbishing media reports that boxer Vijender Singh, akin to shuttler Saina Nehwal, had staked claim to the Padma Bhushan, the Olympic bronze medallist Tuesday said he had only spoken to Boxing India (BI) officials seeking information about the award criteria.
Reports were rife in a section of the media during the day that Vijender had demanded that his name be nominated for the country's third-highest civilian award -- a day after fellow Olympic bronze medallist Nehwal was recommended for the prestigious award by the sports ministry "as a special case".