TIL Desk Sports/ Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij has hit back at India’s shooting sensation Manu Bhaker for criticising the state government over a promise of a cash prize for her Youth Olympics gold medal in October 2018. Vij stated that Bhaker should have had a word with the sports ministry before taking to social media to criticise the Haryana government and also clarified that the money promised by him will be duly paid to her.
“Manu Bhaker should have first confirmed it from the Sports Deptt. before going to public domain. It is disgusting to denounce a State Govt which is giving highest awards in the Country. Bhaker will get 2 crores as tweated by me and as per notification at that time. “There should be some sense of decipline in players. Bhaker should feel sorry for creating this controversy. She has a long way to go. She should focus on her game only,” Vij tweeted on Friday.
The Commonwealth Games gold medallist had posted screenshots of Vij’s tweet in which he had promised her cash award to the tune of Rs 2 crore on behalf of the state government after Bhaker became the first Indian shooter to win gold at Youth Olympics last year. “Sir Please confirm if it is correct… Or just Jumla(sic),” Bhaker wrote on Twitter.
