An ongoing confrontation between sprinter Dutee Chand and her elder sister Saraswati Chand crossed all limits after the fastest Indian woman openly spoke to media raising question on her sibling’s relationship with a girl.
Making a startling revelation, Dutee said Saraswati, also a sprinter, is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from Assam on the pretext of coaching her.
Speaking to the daily ‘Sambad’, India’s first openly gay athlete Dutee said, “My elder sister had been threatening to disown me for having a same-sex relationship. But she is also involved in a similar kind of relationship. She has a relationship with a girl from Assam. That girl has been staying at our home in Jajpur district since 2018. My family and villagers have informed this to me.”
Earlier on Saturday, Dutee had drawn media attention after she shared a photo featuring her sister with her ‘ladylove’ on her Facebook. Later, she deleted the post for unknown reasons.
“Like the pot calling the kettle black, Sarawasti was opposing my relationship (with a girl) and she made conspiracy against me. Being pressurised by her, my family is not allowing me to enter into my house that I have built at my expense. I am not blaming or questioning her sexual orientation as it is completely her personal life and she can live it on her way. She is into the same thing, but why she is opposing my same-sex relationship,” Dutee told media.
“She has been criticising me on social media, insulting my mentor and guide, for which I am under stress immensely and I am not able to focus on my training and sports career,” Dutee added.
Saraswati said it seems like Dutee has found her own ammunition to attack her. She refuted the charges levelled against her by Dutee. “The girl, who is staying at our home, is taking training from me in sprint. I am an NSNIS-certified sprint coach and I don’t see any issue to explore talents. She will return to her home after completion of training. But there is no truth in charges made by Dutee,” Saraswati said in her defence.
Recently, Dutee had hit headlines for her decision to sell one of her luxury cars. “I am bound to sell my BMW due to shortage of money for my Olympic training,” Dutee had told media.
But later, she changed her mind. “I changed my decision after receiving assurance from the KIIT founder. I will not sell my car in future,” she said.
