Former Cricketer Manoj Tiwari Slams Mary Kom over Remarks on Ex-husband

January 16, 2026: Olympic medalist Mary Kom has directly called her ex-husband unemployed. Her remarks have not gone down well with the Indian sports community. Former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwari strongly protested against her comments and even shared a video criticizing her. In the video, he attacked the six-time world champion harshly. Although Manoj later deleted the video, the criticism of Mary Kom has not stopped on the internet.

In a recent interview, Mary Kom spoke openly about her ex-husband. She said, “He used to play football on the streets. He did not earn anything. He did not contribute anything. He slept all day. I gave him all the money I earned. I trusted him, but later I saw that my bank account was completely empty.”

However, in an old interview, Mary Kom had said that Onler’s contribution to her career was undeniable. This time, she denied that claim. Because of this contradiction, the six-time world champion has faced heavy criticism online. Manoj Tiwari also shared a video comparing her past and present statements, which further fueled the debate.

Look at the way Mary Kom is mocking her husband.

She is saying that he had nothing. He was living on a woman’s income.

Millions of men have worked and fed their unemployed wives.

But when a woman earns and the husband is unemployed, she mocks him.

This is the sad reality. pic.twitter.com/Di2nbd5811

— ︎ ︎venom (@venom1s) January 14, 2026

Manoj reacts to Mary Kom’s statement

Former Bengal cricketer Manoj Tiwari recently posted a video on his social media and spoke about Mary Kom. Manoj said, “Mary is a champion. But I am really hurt by the way she spoke about her ex-husband. Personally, I do not want to say much about it. As a player, I understand how much the people around an athlete contribute to their success.”

Referring to Mary Kom’s old interview, he added, “She herself once said that Onla contributed to her success. It is scary to see the way she spoke on a national TV show after the breakup. She is a champion, and she should never have spoken like this.”

The former Indian cricketer later deleted the video from his Instagram account shortly after posting it.