While the journalist in question did not wish to make a comment, sources close to him confirmed that he had indeed refused to stand for the national anthem at the event. “He doesn’t believe in enforced patriotism and it is his personal prerogative whether he chooses to stand or not”, the source said, contending that he did not commit any crime and therefore cannot be booked for doing nothing. The sources also claimed that the accusations of him being aggressive are incorrect, and that the journalist was called a “joker” and a “Yahoo” for calmly registering his protest against what he considers forced patriotism.