Praful Patel, Air India apologise to Amjad Ali Khan for damaged sarod

Mumbai: Civil aviation minister Praful Patel on Friday apologised to sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan for the damage caused to his instrument while flying here on an Air India flight and asked all airlines to be extra cautious in handling such expensive and fragile cargo.
"I spoke to Amjad Ali Khan myself and told him whatever happened is unfortunate. He also accepted that he has been travelling for so many years and that's one of the things that just happened," Patel told reporters here.
Khan's Sarod was found damaged during the flight from Ahmedabad forcing him to cancel his performance in the Fine Arts Academy in Mumbai.
Khan, who arrived here on Thursday morning, noticed the damage in the evening when he opened the box to change a few strings of the sarod before leaving for the concert hall.
Air India too said sorry to the sarod maestro with its executive director Jitendra Bhargava personally speaking to Khan and "profusely apologising" to him.
15/01/10 PTI/Times of India

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