Chennai: The contrast was stark and shocking. There was Parvadarajan, a 70-year-old wheel chair bound passenger from Hyderabad who had just landed at Chennai airport. His son who had arranged a car to pick them up was stopped by the police from driving to the arrival area. Even after he explained that his father was wheelchair bound, they refused to relent.
There was no such restriction for a fleet of VIP vehicles parked on the same stretch. One belonged to state transport minister Senthil Balaji. The airport police had also allowed another car with a few politicians flaunting the ruling AIDMK's flag to receive the Minister on his arrival. Mr Balaji chose to not speak about this VIP treatment.
Left to fend for themselves, Mr Parvadarajan's aged wife and son had moved his wheelchair to the parking lot with much difficulty, after negotiating an uphill ramp. Mr Parvadarajan says, "Not only me, but the person who pushes my wheel chair and my whole family suffers".
05/03/15 J Sam Daniel Stalin/NDTV
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There was no such restriction for a fleet of VIP vehicles parked on the same stretch. One belonged to state transport minister Senthil Balaji. The airport police had also allowed another car with a few politicians flaunting the ruling AIDMK's flag to receive the Minister on his arrival. Mr Balaji chose to not speak about this VIP treatment.
Left to fend for themselves, Mr Parvadarajan's aged wife and son had moved his wheelchair to the parking lot with much difficulty, after negotiating an uphill ramp. Mr Parvadarajan says, "Not only me, but the person who pushes my wheel chair and my whole family suffers".
05/03/15 J Sam Daniel Stalin/NDTV
