Meerut: Commonwealth gold medal winning shooter Major Saroja Kumari has made it clear that she would not bid farewell to the sport despite apprehensions that it might affect her family life.
Reacting to recent media reports relating to her husband Col Sushil Kumar Khanna's violent behaviour after her performance in 25m pistol pairs in Melbourne on March 17, Saroja said she was disturbed after watching her family matter surface on the telly.
"I am very disturbed after watching all this on a TV channel," she said from Melbourne.
Saroja, however, said the situation was not so alarming so as to get media attention.
She said Khanna never approved her active participation in sports, but ruled out the possibility of her calling it quits.
"I will not sever ties with the sport just for the sake of my husband. But I think I would be able to convince him," she said.
Saroja said she was tired of giving explanations to her friends after the matter drew media attention and apprehended that it might further affect her relations with her husband.
In Meerut, Saroja's mother Kamla Devi alleged that her son-in-law had been indulging in violent activities after her daughter's success in the Commonwealth Games.
Kamla Devi said after Saroja's medal winning performance in Melbourne, an angry Khanna rushed from Lucknow to Meerut and destroyed her photographs besides beating up his sons.
Meanwhile, Saroja has asked her mother to wait till April 6 for her return from Melbourne and refrain from giving any statement to the media.
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