Oxford University ‘cancels’ Vivek Agnihotri, angry director takes to Twitter

After Oxford University allegedly postponed filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's address on Tuesday at the last moment, he took to Twitter to say "another Hindu voice" had been curbed.

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri took to Twitter on Monday to appeal for support after he was allegedly ‘cancelled’ by Oxford University.

The filmmaker, best known for his film The Kashmi Files which released earlier this year, said in a video that he was invited by Oxford University in the UK to make an address on May 31. However, a few hours before the event, he was told there was a mistake and they would not be able to host him, he said.

“It was all confirmed on email but a few hours back, they said they had made a mistake, there was a double booking and they wouldn’t be able to host me today. Without even asking me, they changed the date to July 1 because on that day no student would be there and there’s no point doing an event,” he said.

IMPORTANT:Yet another Hindu voice is curbed at HINDUPHOBIC @OxfordUnion.They have cancelled me. In reality, they cancelled Hindu Genocide & Hindu students who are a minority at Oxford Univ. The president elect is a Paksitani.Pl share & support me in this most difficult fight. pic.twitter.com/4mGqwjNmoB

In his tweet, the director wrote, “Yet another Hindu voice is curbed at Hinduphobic Oxford University. They have cancelled me. In reality, they cancelled Hindu Genocide and Hindu students who are a minority at Oxford University. The president-elect [of the union] is a Pakistani. Please share and support me in this most difficult fight.” He added that he would file a law suit against the university.