Malik, who was one of the faces of the protest last summer, claimed Babita had convened a meeting with several wrestlers and urged them to protest against the alleged misconduct by ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

In her newly released book, ‘Witness’, Sakshi Malik says, "In hindsight, while I know that ending Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's reign was the primary goal for Vinesh and Bajrang, I made the mistake of thinking that that was Babita's sole intention too.

Former wrestler Sakshi Malik, in her book - Witness - co-authored with journalist Jonathan Selvaraj, levelled a serious allegation against wrestler-turned-politician Babita Phogat.

Olympic wrestler Sakshi Malik has levelled sensational allegations about BJP leader Babita Phogat’s involvement in the protests against the former Wrestling Federation of India

Sakshi Malik claimed that Babita Phogat had gathered wrestlers for a meeting, urging them to protest against Wrestling Federation of India's alleged misconduct.

Sakshi Malik emphasized that while Phogat did not entirely control the direction of the protest, it was her suggestion that set things in motion.

Babita Phogat supported wrestlers protest as she had her own agenda to replace Brij Bhushan as WFI chief: Sakshi Malik

Wrestler Sakshi Malik has claimed that BJP leader Babita Phogat encouraged the wrestlers' protest against Brij Bhushan Singh, alleging Phogat sought to become the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.