Originally Posted by Amigo

I know it isn't a universal truth balke bohat se laug to shaaid es ko simply truth bhi na maantey hon What I wanted to say was ke writer has dealt with it as an "established fact".

e.g. He said, "I was born on 1st January, 1990."
He said that he was born on 1st January, 1990.
OR
He said that he had been born on 1st January, 1990.

What do you say? Rules say option 2 is right but I think 1st one is more commendable as there must be some exceptions to this rule as well.