Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom&nbsp;on Thursday broke down and accused the Indian selectors of regional&nbsp;bias during boxing selection and trails.&nbsp;
"Sometimes I feel very upset. Some of the referees and&nbsp;judges do not favour me but I don't mind. Okay I am from&nbsp;north-east, no problem, but I am still an Indian," Mary Kom&nbsp;told reporters in Mumbai.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/sep/MARY-KOM-TEARY.jpg" alt="MARY KOM" />Mary Kom gets emotional during a fund rising event in Mumbai on Wednesday night. Pic/PTI
The 32-year-old boxer alleged that Haryana's Pinky&nbsp;Jangra, who competes in the same weight category as her, is&nbsp;being repeatedly favoured by the selectors despite being&nbsp;beaten by the five-time world champion from Manipur.
"There are so many controversies. Pinky Jangra, I always&nbsp;defeat her and prove it to get a gold medal in every&nbsp;competition but they (boxing selectors) continue to support&nbsp;her," she said.
Mary Kom, however, insisted she had taken it in her&nbsp;stride.&nbsp;"It is still okay. I will prove myself in the ring," she&nbsp;said.
The London Olympics medallist was dropped from the Indian&nbsp;contingent at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and Jangra was&nbsp;chosen in her place. Pinky had beaten Mary in the trail of&nbsp;51kg category before the Commonwealth Games but the Manipuri&nbsp;boxer claimed it was poorly judged.

Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom&nbsp;on Thursday broke down and accused the Indian selectors of regional&nbsp;bias during boxing selection and trails

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