Mumbai, May 4: Diretor Vivek Agnihotri informed through Twitter that after Foreign Correspondents Club, New Delhi cancelled his Press Conference which was scheduled for May 5, now Press Club of India has done the same.
In his tweet, Agnihotri said, “Wow! Press Club of India also cancelled me. The watchdogs of democracy and messiah of free speech not only banned me undemocratically but are also lying through their teeth.” He was quoting a May 3 tweet of PCI where they had claimed that Press Conferences at their premises are allowed only with advance booking, that too done through a member of the Club.
In a follow up tweet, he said, “When my video on FCC cancellation went viral, Press Club of India conspired with them and cancelled our presser. These anti-free speech, anti-Truth, agenda-driven elite clubs flourish on Govt’s sprawling properties in Lutyen’s Delhi. It’s time for us to expose these arrogant cheats.”
Agnihotri later announced the alternate venue and the time for the press conference.
He added that the FCC had also made unusual demands for food and cocktails at the press conference, and on their request, the team of Zee Studios had made all the arrangements for food and logistics.