A local farmer reportedly said we thought Hachalu was Oromo after he watched Hachalu's televised funeral rites that followed the traditions of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
Mkulima mmoja wa maeneo hayo alisema kwamba tulifikiri Hachalu ni Muoromo baada ya kuangalia matangazo yaliyorushwa moja kwa moja yakionesha shughuli za maziko ya Hachalu yaliyofuata desturi za Kanisa la Kiothodoksi la Tewahedo Ethiopia.