
There are many women newsroom leaders in the Indian news space. But there was not a single primetime debate on most mainstream channels on the day Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik quit wrestling over a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist’s election as the Wrestling Federation of India president.
Protesting wrestlers, who have sought action against BJP MP Brij Bhushan over alleged sexual harassment, had earlier requested sports minister Anurag Thakur for a woman to lead the federation.