Transportation Minister Freddy Numberi has denied rumors romantically linking him with an unnamed TV news reporter.
The hearsay has been circulating after online news portal Rakyat Merdeka Online on Wednesday broke the story, in which Freddy’s wife, Anni Numberi, allegedly confirmed her husband was having an affair with a newswoman.
In the story Anni reportedly said: “[The rumor] is true that [the newswoman] is Freddy’s girlfriend.”
Rakyat Merdeka Online also detailed that it had obtained a piece of information revealing that Anni Numberi had reported her husband’s love affair to First Lady Ani Yudhoyono.
When Freddy was asked to confirm this on Thursday, he said: “No. That’s not true.”
The transportation minister, a member of the ruling Democratic Party, described the statements made by his wife to Rakyat Merdeka Online as “tall tales”.
Last month, online media portals were abuzz with rumors embroiling Energy Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh in a sex video scandal. Darwin, also from the Democratic Party, denied all allegations.
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