On Friday night, an exit door at the Chennai International Airport was blocked by security, and alighting passengers were asked to use another exit. The reason? Actor Ajith, who was returning from a trip, was to use that door! The airport security personnel had been entrusted with the task of ensuring the actor had a smooth exit, while, surely, others could drag their trolleys a little further and use the second exit door. We agree this may have, seemingly, been a small ask of other passengers, but what we don’t understand is why an actor, any actor, for that matter, should get preferential treatment. Dealing with fans, their craziness, and their occasional tantrums comes with the territory of being a celebrity actor. And fans, in return, are responsible for the larger-than-life status of actors. So, why should airport authorities go out of the way for them? No one grudges celebrities their celebrity-hood, their well-deserved and well-earned fame, but we can’t have a government apparatus so blatantly discriminating between, what they think, greater and lesser mortals.
25/11/18 Times of India
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25/11/18 Times of India
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