Boxer Mary Kom confirmed her divorce from her husband 2 years ago. He has alleged financial fraud and betrayal worth crores. According to Mary, she lost her hard-earned land and now a defamation campaign is being conducted against her.
New Delhi: Veteran boxing star Mary Kom has spoken about her divorce for the first time. He spoke with PTI about the worst phase of his life. Six-time world champion, Olympic bronze medalist and winner of many global titles, 43-year-old Mary Kom expressed grief that the campaign of defamation against her on social media has gone on for too long and people are making fun of this period.
“People who don’t know what I have gone through are calling me greedy. Yes, I have now separated from my husband Onler and this all happened two years ago,” Mary Kom, who was in Ahmedabad to attend an IOA event, said in a phone interview. Mary Kom and Onler were married for two decades. In 2023, she announced her divorce and distanced herself from her husband.
‘I realized that I was in a world of lies’
Mary Kom said, “As long as I was playing, everything was fine and I was rarely involved in my financial matters, but when I got injured before the 2022 Commonwealth Games, I realized that I was living in a world of lies.”
“I was bedridden for several months and then I needed a walker. Then I realized that the person I trusted was not who I thought I was. I didn’t want it to be a drama for the world, so after several attempts to work it out between us, I filed for divorce.”
She recalled, “I told my family and theirs that this could not go on any longer, and they understood. I had hoped it would remain private, but over the last year there has been an organized effort to blame me. I thought I would not answer, but then my silence was misinterpreted and the attacks escalated.”
‘Because of that I even lost the land I bought with hard work’
Now the Rajya Sabha member living in Faridabad has alleged that she was cheated of crores of rupees. “I have also lost the land I bought with my hard-earned money,” he said.
“He kept taking loans. He mortgaged my property and transferred it in his name. He had also borrowed money from the local people of Churachandpur. To recover the money from him, they have taken over the land through underground groups.”