Kalam frisking at New York airport was serious blunder: India

New Delhi: Terming as a "serious blunder" the frisking of former President A P J Abdul Kalam at New York's JFK Airport, India today said it would not accept any violation of rules that permit exception for certain dignitaries of the country.
Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said the issue of frisking was laid to rest by the "gracious person" (Kalam) though the Transportation Security Administration of the US was willing to send an official in person to apologise for the incident.
However, Mathai said in cases of frisking of people who are not exempted one should "get used to the way things work in the world, not necessarily the way things work in our own country."
Mathai said India will not accept any violation of rules that apply to categories where people are exempted or privileged.
05/01/12 Indian Express

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