Watch | Does Bajrang Punia Really Trampled The 'Tiranga' With His Feet While Receiving Vinesh?

Vinesh Phogat arrived in Delhi on Saturday and received a heartwarming welcome for performing exceptionally well. Her fellow Indian wrestlers, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, were present at the Delhi airport to receive her and were seen crying bitterly. However, while returning to her home, Bajrang Punia got into trouble when he was seen standing on a 'tricolour' poster.

Hyderabad: Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia is getting heavily criticised after he was spotted Trampling 'Tiranga' while returning to his fellow wrestler Vinesh Phogat's home following her reception at the Delhi airport -- Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday, August 17.

Vinesh received a grand welcome upon her arrival at the Delhi Airport as she arrived at the home country without a medal after Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) dismissed her appeal to award her a joint silver medal in women's 50kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris Olympics 2024 following her disqualification from the gold medal match.

Bajrang Punia. Neeraj Chopra.
Their different ways of treating the Indian tricolour 🇮🇳 show who is the real champion, true patriot, and superior sportsperson. #Haryana pic.twitter.com/6ukJOCwYQg

— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) August 17, 2024

Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medalist's Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia were present to welcome the 29-year-old on the occasion. Amid the rousing reception for the Vinesh, Bajrang landed in a huge controversy after he was caught standing on 'Tiranga' poster.

In a video, Bajrang Punia was seen standing on the bonnet of the car where a 'Tiranga' poster was prominently displayed. Punia was managing the crowd and the media when he inadvertently stepped on the 'Tiranga' poster.

After the video went viral on social media, the netizens slammed the Indian wrestler for disrespecting Indian flag. It could be unintentional as he was busy managing the crowd and media as the car was trying to navigate way out of the airport through the dense crowd. However, netizens criticised him what they perceived as disrespectful act towards the Indian national flag.

Bajrang Punia, who once proudly carried the Indian flag at the Olympics in 2020, is now seen disrespecting the Tiranga.

This is what happens when you're under the toxic influence of the Anti-National #CONgress. pic.twitter.com/DpatDjBhDd

— Sumiran Komarraju (@SumiranKV) August 17, 2024

Shame on Bajrang Punia For Insulting National Flag.!!😡😡#CongressInsultTiranga pic.twitter.com/lMwwBI9w9M

— Shekhar Chahal ( HINDU )🚩 (@ModifiedShekhar) August 17, 2024

खबरदार! Dont condemn Bajrang Punia for stepping on Tiranga or you'll be called Sanghi Bigot! He's great POLITICAL wrestler who refused to give Doping Test.

And had Vinesh shred those 100 gm tears before, she wouldn't have been disqualified for overweight. pic.twitter.com/VZUwt5FlCJ

— BhikuMhatre (@MumbaichaDon) August 17, 2024

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