"I did not mean to instigate anyone to violence," said the young man, who pointed out that the reason he took that photo and posted on a social network is that, on December 1, he was "booed and cursed by a group of Hungarians ".
Moreover, the young man appeared outraged that thecity flags flown on December 1 were removed immediately after the Romania's National Day ceremonies. This did not happen on the Hungarians Abroad Celebration Day when Hungary hoisted flags remained in the city overnight.
Cosmin admitted on Antena 3, that he kept the tricolor around his neck, under the jacket, because he was afraid of being beaten.
"It's not hate. It is frustration. It bothers me that when I walk into a shop and say hello in Romanian, the saleswoman answers in Hungarian. (...) But this does not happen everywhere," Cosmin said.
Cosmin's dream is to become a journalist. Therefore, Alessandra Stoicescu, the coordinator of the mediaschool of Intact Media Academy, offered Cosminthe opportunity to come to Bucharest this summer and study journalism.
The young’s man mother talked on the Daily Summary about her reaction when her son was threatened with death.
Sabina, a high school student in Covasna who went to school with a tricolor ribbon around her forehead on the Celebration Day of the Hungarians Abroad, in 2013, commented in a telephone intervention on Antena 3, the young man’s brave gesture.