According to the police, Hossain was drinking at the apartment with his colleagues, which included a police official, driver and cook of the apartment owner.
Hasan Gafoor, who was the Mumbai Commissioner of Police during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, had accused senior police officials, including Param Bir Singh of not taking on the terrorists.
The live telecast of the event was launched by Neelkanth Tiwari, Tourism, Culture, Religious Affairs Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma, MP Uttar Pradesh.
Instead of tendering an apology, Kamal Nath has claimed that his comment was distorted to deviate public discourse from 'main issues' such as joblessness.