Singh today sought to downplay the incident at the Bangalore International Airport, saying he, at no stage, had hit or jabbed a cameraman before leaving for the tri-series in Sri Lanka.
"The cameraman is seen running towards me and the intensity and pace with which his camera clearly hits my head and it was not like just a touch, it hit me hard on my head and patka. I am very particular of being touched and hit at my head or my patka and sure a million other would be too. As a prompt reflex, not even knowing what hit my
"There was a clear security cover around me. The cameraman breached that cover. The CISF guard and official is seen asking the camera guy to step back as they saw him being at fault of hitting my
"At no stage did I hit or slap the camerman. Neither will I ever do," he added.
Rediff.com had, along with video evidence of the incident at the Bangalore Airport as the Indian team was leaving for Sri Lanka , reported on Wednesday that Harbhajan had merely pushed the
Harbhajan took the opportunity to point out that television cameramen, in their bid for exclusive footage, end up "hitting" people many a time.
"Our friends from the media are at most times in a rush and hush for stories, deadlines and footages, especially our cameraman friends. It's often seen, the edges of their
Once again, here is the video of the incident.
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