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India Agitated On U.S. For Detaining Shahrukh Khan

August 17, 2009 10:30:00
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was suspected to be a terrorist just because his last name was 'Khan' and was detained for two hours at the International airport in Newark, USA. The entire nation was agitated to know that a mega icon like SRK was blithely interrogated as if a terror suspect and it is considered to be purposeful humiliation on the race.

Shah Rukh Khan speaking to the media said, "I was detained against my will at Newark and the airport authorities questioned me for almost 2 hours at a stretch. They were continuously asking irrelevant questions and demanded me to introduce someone I knew in America. Despite my explanations that I am a movie star and returning back after signing a deal with Fox company, the humiliating interrogation continued until they decided to leave me."

On his frisking experience, SRK continued that they were many people who were detained in the room for second check on their visas and even though his documents were legal, he was questioned.

'The authorities didn't mind even when a large group of fans in the room thronged towards me to get autographs and identified me so clear. I had to make calls to the Indian embassy and Congress MP Rajiv Shukla who rescued me from the nightmare. But, what about the fate of unidentified other Indians,' said Shah Rukh Khan.

The ruling government has assured it will take legal action against the US airport authorities for frisking SRK and Abdul Kalam in the past which is strictly condemnabl