Why did Drona refuse to have Ekalavya as his pupil ?

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Drona, was a Brahmana who knew dharma. He taught archery to the Kuru princes. Once he was approached by Ekalavya, a forest dwelling Nishada (a hunting community) to teach him archery but Drona refused to have Ekalavya as his pupil as he was a person of low origin Nishada.

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