Guwahati, Sept. 1 -- A kabaddi match between male and female players in Madhya Pradesh's Niwari district, held to mark National Sports Day on August 29, has sparked political controversy after a video of the event went viral on social media.

The Congress party criticised the event, labelling it "indiscipline" and questioning the intent of the organisers.

However, the controversy took a sharp turn when female participants defended the match, asserting that they played the game willingly and found nothing objectionable about it.

"We train with men even at district and state levels. Calling this indiscipline doesn't make sense," said one of the players.

Another added, "The claims are baseless. We chose to play. Dragging sports into polit...