'Please Listen to Our Mann ki Baat' - Protesting Wrestlers urge PM Narendra Modi

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It was the fourth day of the ongoing protest by the elite Indian wrestlers and they urged the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 'listen to their Mann ki Baat (Words of Heart)' on Wednesday (April 26).

Elite wrestlers across the country are in Delhi in a protest against the Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The WFI chief is accused of sexual harassment and other exploitations.

The wrestlers started their on-road protest on Sunday, three months after they ended the sit-in protest. An oversight committee was formed to look into the serious matter against the WFI Chief, who is also an MP of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling party of India.

The committee submitted their report on April 5 to the Sports Ministry of India. While the Indian Ministry is yet to make the report public, the wrestlers have lost their patience and have already taken the legal road against Singh.

The collective voices of some top-notch Indian wrestlers urged PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday to listen to them and provide them justice.

"PM Modi sir talks about 'Beti Bachao' and 'Beti Padhao', and listens to everyone's 'Mann Ki Baat'. Can't he listen to our 'Mann ki Baat'? He invites us to his home when we win medals and gives us a lot of respect and calls us his daughters. Today, we request him to listen to our 'Mann ki Baat'," Sakshi Malik said during a press conference. Malik won the Bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics for India.

Malik also says she believes their message is not reaching PM Modi and wanted to meet the Indian Prime Minister.

Vinesh Phogat, who recently won the World Championship title is also present in the protest, was emotional and wanted media to convey their message to Narendra Modi.

"We don't have the (telephone) numbers (of relevant people) by which we can reach out to him so we are appealing to PM Modi through media to raise issues. Maybe he can then listen to your cries. Our souls are almost dead, maybe he will see," Phogat said.

She also confirmed the wrestlers will be performing a candle light march later in the evening, so that the authorities can watch their suffering and demands.

"Maybe the authorities can't see, so we will take out a candle light march to offer some light. Maybe they can see that daughters of India, who are not just wrestlers but represent the feelings of many women, are out on the roads," she added.