South Africa: After the rumours that Hashim Amla requested an Indian reporter change her clothing before he agreed to do an interview with her, he came out with clarification. He denied any such incident.
According to the news published in The South African, in a statement released, he said, “I have never asked any reporter to dress for my liking”. He also said that as a South African, he have the greatest respect for people of all faiths and will never impose his beliefs on anybody else.Later, he also tweeted and reminded people that the internet is full of lies.
Amla’s agent, Ismail Kajee said that the story which talks about Amla pays a fine for not wearing the Castle Lager logo on his shirt was also false. He also requested people not to share such posts.
hey cumon peeps, 95%of stuff on d Internet r fake..but u knew dat right? Certainly I have never asked any reporter to dress for my liking.
— hashim amla (@amlahash) February 6, 2016
Reacting to the false articles, Amla tweeted “hey cumon peeps, 95%of stuff on d Internet r fake..but u knew dat right? Certainly I have never asked any reporter to dress for my liking.”