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New Delhi, Oct 11 (CRICKETNMORE):  <\/strong>The #MeToo campaign hit the cricketing world on Thursday as Indian singer Chinmayi Sripaada accused Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga of assaulting a woman at a Mumbai hotel during an Indian Premier League (IPL) season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sripaada, 34, shared a post on Twitter to narrate the alleged incident.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"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," the famous singer's post read.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I go in and she's not. He then pushed me in the bed and proceeded to climb onto my face. Mind you I'm tall and about 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, washed my face 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's famous, you wanted it or worse you deserve it," the post further read.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

However, Sripaada didn't mention her friend's name, who too, did not name any cricketer in her post.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Significantly, Malinga is one of Sri Lanka's greatest bowlers with 306 ODI wickets and 90 T20I wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Earlier on Wednesday, an Indian flight attendant had had accused Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga of sexually harassing her.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lasith-Malinga.jpg", "alt_img": "Lasith Malinga", "alt_title": "Lasith Malinga", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga accused of sexual harassment", "seo_desc": ".", "seo_keywords": "Sri Lanka Cricket Team, Lasith Malinga", "tag": "", "tagging": "Sri Lanka Cricket Team,Lasith Malinga,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "sri-lankan-cricketer-lasith-malinga-accused-of-sexual-harassment", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2445", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2018-10-11 22:20:40", "updated": "2018-10-11 22:20:40", "img_from": "Google Search", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2018-10-11 22:20:40", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2018-10-11 22:20:40", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/sri-lankan-cricketer-lasith-malinga-accused-of-sexual-harassment-41964" }