Amidst all the drama over an alleged fight between TV actors Ashutosh Kaushik and Amarr Upadhyay onboard a flight, the former winner of reality show Roadies cries foul, accusing his telly colleague of initiating the verbal spat. Adhutosh was also accused by co-passengers of delaying the flight over his drunken antics.
In his defence, Ashutosh says he had greeted Amarr with a warm hello as soon as he spotted him on the flight but was offended by his cold response.
He says, `Amarr and I always talk whenever we meet socially. I approached him, greeting him Ram-Ram, but he started calling me names without a reason. As far as the delay is concerned, it is the airline company to blame. They had already stared delaying their announcements. I was not responsible for that.`
The actor also admitted to enjoying a drink at the airport before catching his flight but accuses the airport authorities of alleged double standards. He says, `Why do airport authorities allow liquor to be sold inside airports, charge heavy taxes on it and then don't want people to drink and board the flight? I was not dead drunk.`
Ashutosh also accuses the airline authority, SpiceJet of heavy-handedness, adding they did not pay for his journey to Mumbai after forcing him to take another flight.
However, a crew member of the airline says, on conditions of anonymity, `It is impossible that we will not pay for our customer's travel. Whenever such situations arise, we make sure that we give them another ticket without charging a penny.` While the official spokesperson of the airline refused to speak on the matter, Amarr remained unavailable for comment.