Women Olympians’ Harassment Complaints Generate National Outcry

But political leaders on both sides hide over charges against powerful politician

By: Jyoti Malhotra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s celebrated slogan, “Beti Bachao/Beti Padhao” (Let the girl-child study), emblazoned across walls and rickshaws and newspaper advertisements during the nine years he has been in power, has become a taunt in the heart of India.

That is because despite a national outcry in their support, seven women athletes …