Indian boxing champion Mary Kom is dealing with criticism on-line over a comment she made on Bigg Boss 20 whereas chatting with fellow contestant Qazi Touqeer. She spoke about her profession and her personal sporting report however that remark didn’t go down nicely with some viewers, who felt it got here throughout as a comparability with different Indian ladies athletes. The alternate has since gone viral on social media, sparking a debate over whether or not Mary Kom’s phrases have been merely satisfaction in her achievements or an pointless dismissal of others.
What occurred on Bigg Boss 20
Throughout a dialog on the Salman Khan-hosted actuality present, Qazi Touqeer was speaking about Indian ladies who’ve made the nation proud in sports activities. He talked about tennis star Sania Mirza and badminton participant Saina Nehwal, saying, “Hamare yahan sports activities mein kaun kaun ladki ne kamal kiya hai, Sania Mirza additionally did nice, Sania Nehwal (Which women have achieved greatness in sports activities right here? Sania Mirza did an important job, as did Saina Nehwal).”
Mary Kom, nevertheless, lower in earlier than he might end and mentioned, “Lekin mere jaisa koi obtain nahi kiya (However nobody achieved what I did),” pointing to her personal achievements in boxing.
Mary Kom’s report is, after all, distinctive. She is a six-time world champion, the primary Indian lady boxer to win an Olympic medal and the one boxer on the planet, male or feminine, to win six world titles. Nonetheless, her remark didn’t land nicely with many viewers, who felt it sounded much less like a celebration of her personal achievements and extra like a comparability with different profitable ladies athletes.
Social media customers name out the comment
The alternate didn’t go down nicely with a number of viewers, and the clip shortly made its approach throughout X and Instagram. Many felt Qazi was solely attempting to acknowledge a few of India’s best-known ladies athletes, and that Mary Kom’s response unnecessarily turned the second right into a comparability of achievements.
Staff Mary Kom responds
Because the criticism grew on-line, Staff Mary Kom stepped in with a clarification and apology from her official account. The crew mentioned the boxer’s phrases weren’t meant to place down or evaluate her achievements with these of one other athlete. The assertion learn,“We apologise if Mary’s phrases have been misunderstood. There was by no means any intention to demean or evaluate the journey with that of one other athlete. Mary has immense respect for each athlete who represents India and provides their coronary heart and soul to the game.”
The crew went on to underline that Mary respects the achievements of athletes throughout disciplines, including,“Each journey is exclusive, each achievement issues, and each medal makes India proud.”
This isn’t the primary controversy Mary Kom has confronted this 12 months. In February, she got here beneath hearth over remarks about her divorce from her former husband, together with her assertion that he made“ek rupiya bhi nahi kamaya”. She later shared an apology video, saying her feedback had been taken out of context and that she had not meant to harm anybody or make a sweeping assertion.
About Bigg Boss 20
Hosted by Salman Khan, Bigg Boss 20 which is at the moment airing on Colours TV and JioHotstar options a mixture of names from the worlds of leisure, sports activities and social media. The season’s contestants embrace boxing champion Mary Kom, singer Qazi Touqeer, tv actors Mahhi Vij, Kanika Mann and Isha Rikhi, Bhojpuri actor Aamrapali Dubey, actor Aasif Khan, singer Rhiti Tiwari, social media creator Arishfa Khan, gaming creator Tanmay Singh aka Scoutop, and actor-model Rohed Khan, amongst others.