#MeToo: Bollywood singer accuses Lasith Malinga of sexual harassment

After Arjuna Ranatunga, Lasith Malinga becomes second celebrity cricketer to come under the radar

The ongoing ‘Me Too’ movement has already unveiled a plethora of sexual offenders from Bollywood, media, politics and now it seems to have entered in the cricketing circuit too. A day after Sri Lanka’s legendary cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga came under the scanner of this movement, another star player’s name from the island nation has popped up freshly.

Star Lankan pace bowler Lasith Malinga has been accused by renowned Indian playback singer Chinmayi Sripada of sexual harassment. She took to her official Twitter account to disclose an incident on behalf of an anonymous user who was allegedly harassed by the veteran Sri Lankan speedster.

According to the post, the incident happened in Mumbai during an IPL season. Chinmayi, in her Twitter post, wrote:

“I’d like to remain anonymous. A few years back when I was in Mumbai, I was looking for my friend in the hotel we were staying in. I bumped into a very famous Sri Lankan cricketer during the IPL season who said my friend was in his room. I go in and she is not. He then pushed me in the bed and proceeded to climb on to my face. Mind you I am tall and about the same body weight & I couldn’t fight him back. I closed my eyes and mouth but he used my face. Then the hotel staff knocked on the door to replenish the bar which he went to open the door. I quickly ran into the washroom and left as soon as the hotel staff left. I was humiliated. I knew people would say that you knowingly went to his room, he is famous, you wanted it or worse you deserve it.”

Here’s the post:

Cricketer Lasith Malinga. pic.twitter.com/Y1lhbF5VSK

— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 11, 2018