" I got a call from the govt saying that they are forwarding the name of both of them (Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat) directly for the Asian Games and asked me to send a mail so that my name could also be forwarded," Sakshi Malik revealed.

"This is wrong, we are here to request the panel to withdraw exemption granted to Bajrang and Vinesh," Vikas Bhardhwaj, the coach of Antim Panghal said.

WFI's decision to give an exemption to Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat from the Asian Games trial has been met with widespread criticism from wrestling coaches and other players.

The protesting wrestlers clarified their stance on the Asian Games trials saying that enemies are trying to disrupt their unity while alleging fabricated truth.

Vinesh posted a picture of the letter on social media. It doesn't say when it was written, but six wrestlers asked for more time to train before the trials.

Vinesh Phogat levelled several allegations against London Olympics medallist Yogeshwar Dutt saying that he tried to disregard the wrestlers' protest while calling him Brijh Bhushan Sharan Singh's lackey.

Several top wrestlers of the country have been demanding wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan's arrest on allegations of sexual harassment against wrestlers, including a minor.

"It's better that truth comes out now instead of in the court," the father said when asked why he is changing his story now.

During the five-hour-long meeting, protesting wrestlers were reportedly presented a written proposal by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur. However, it was unclear whether their prime demand to remove WFI chief will be met or not.

This comes a few hours after a delegation of India's top wrestlers met Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday at his official residence in the capital.

Bajrang, Sakshi, and Vinesh have led a protest by wrestlers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, where they have accused the WFI's outgoing president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, of sexually harassing numerous wrestlers, including a minor.

Wrestlers protest: The representatives of various khaps and farmers' outfits reached the Jat Dharamshala from different places, including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh for supporting wrestlers in large number.

LOVE JIHAD: Surender Jain, the joint general secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad said on Tuesday, his community can no longer sit and watch silently as Hindu daughters are stabbed and stoned to death.

Wrestlers' protests: Several ace grapplers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Mallik have been protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations.

Wrestlers Protests: Reacting to the medals immersion which was put on hold after farmer leaders' intervention, the accused WFI chief said If anything is found wrong, he will be arrested and police should be allowed to conduct their probe.

Wrestlers protest: The protestors, including women wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and others, began their protest on April 23 at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against WFI (Wrestling Federation of India) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations

The tensions heightened on Sunday as wrestler Vinesh Phogat, along with her cousin sister Sangeeta Phogat, and other players, made an attempt to breach the security barricades at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurating the new "temple of democracy".

Notably, several wrestlers have been staging a dharna at Jantar Mantar since April 23, demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Wrestlers' protests: Protesting wrestlers had demanded Narco test be done upon WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.