‘Me for Rio? I also heard it from media’

When the media is going berserk reporting the news that music maestro AR Rahman is going to be the Goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Rio Olympics, the music maestro says that he doesn’t know.

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The name of Rehman is doing rounds along with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and ace shooter Abhinav Bindra. It’s the choice of Indian Olympics Association to have a face as Goodwill Ambassador. ‘I didn’t receive any email yet’ says the Rehman.

There is a debate that it’s better to select a sportsperson rather than film actors and other celebrities. When the name of Salman Khan came up, there had been a lot of uproar on turning blind eye on the names of sportspersons and choosing film stars.