Indian wrestler Divya Kakran who won a bronze medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday took to her official Twitter account on Sunday to make a request to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to treat Delhi-born wrestlers who are honoured despite representing other States in a similar manner. The wrestler claimed that she had been living in Delhi for the last 20 years but had not received any help from the state government.
Kejriwal had taken to Twitter to congratulate Divya. When translated from Hindi, his post on Saturday read: "Well done, wrestlers. Our wrestlers have made a splash in the Commonwealth Games. In wrestling, India got a total of 6 medals in a single day, out of which 3 were gold. Many congratulations to Sakshi Malik and Deepak Punia for their Gold, Divya Kakran and Mohit Grewal for their Bronze medals."
“Thank you for congratulating me on my medal victory, respected CM sir. I'm living in Delhi for the past 20 years and doing my wrestling practice here, but I haven't received any prize money from the state government, nor did I receive any help. @Arvind Kejriwal,” Kakran wrote.
"I request you that I should also be treated in a similar manner as Delhi-born wrestlers who are honoured despite representing other states,” she said.
In addition, Kakran also shared a video from 2018, when she had made a similar request to the Delhi chief-minister during the felicitation ceremony following the contingent's return from CWG success in Gold Coast.
“It seems history is repeating itself. Nothing has changed. No one did anything for me then and it remains the same now,” Kakran wrote as she shared the video.
Meanwhile in a statement Delhi government said, that they respect every sportsman and always wish good for their future. If Divya Kakran has ever played for Delhi or if she had been part in any Delhi government sports scheme and applied for any such sports scheme then the state government will definitely consider the matter.
Kakran had won the bronze play-off in just 26 seconds against Tonga's Tiger Lily.
Divya had got a tough 68kg draw as she found Tokyo Olympic silver medallist and 11-time African champion Blessing Oborududu from Nigeria in her campaign-opener.