Indian boxing champion Mary Kom recently faced backlash on the internet over her remark while speaking to fellow contestant Qazi Touqeer on Bigg Boss 20. While speaking about Indian female athletes, she boasted about her career and her own sporting record. However, the comment did not go down well with some viewers, who thought that it came across as a comparison. After the exchange went viral on social media, sparking a debate, her team has now issued a statement apologising for her remark,

Mary Kom's remarks spark backlash

During a conversation on one of the episodes, Qazi Touqeer was talking about Indian women who have made the country proud in sports. Qazi mentioned tennis star Sania Mirza and badminton player Saina Nehwal's names, saying, “Hamare yahan sports mein kaun kaun ladki ne kamal kiya hai, Sania Mirza also did great, Sania Nehwal (Which girls have achieved greatness in sports here? Sania Mirza did a great job, as did Saina Nehwal)."