Filmmaker Ashish Avikunthak today claimed that he was denied entry into a city mall for wearing a dhoti. This was denied by the mall authorities.
A Facebook post by the director, which triggered outrage in social media, said, “Denying entry into the neo-colonial clubs of Kolkata is nothing new. But today I was denied entry into the... mall because I was wearing dhoti (which I have been wearing for the last 26 years). On resisting and questioning I was told they had orders because of security reasons to prohibit entry of people in lungi and dhoti. I was later allowed in because I could argue in English and assert myself. This is unambiguously a new low for this city.”
When contacted, the mall’s authorities denied the charges. They said security personnel had asked the director to wait while they went to seek the supervisor’s view. He was then allowed entry.
