MUMBAI: B-town celebrities hailed star Indian boxer M.C. Mary Kom as the "superwomen" for her gold in the women's 48 kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast on Saturday.
While filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said that Kom is "unstoppable", actress Priyanka Chopra, who essayed the icon in the biopic on Kom, sent her congratulations.
Here is what the celebrities had to say:
Priyanka: I'm so proud of my friend and India's pride. You are and always will be my champion. Congratulations! Yay!
Shekhar Kapur: Mary Kom you are unstoppable. A superwoman.
Diana Penty: Mary Kom packs a punch once again as she bags a gold. So proud.
HAIL #Boxing Queen Mary Kom,
5 times World Champion, on winning GOLD at #CommonwealthGames2018 at the age of 35!!!
What a magnificent achievement! @MangteC, everyone loves you.