US diplomats apologise to Shah Rukh over detention

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US diplomats apologise to Shah Rukh over detention

Mumbai - Khan was detained at a US airport again and ranted on Twitter for being repeatedly detained.

By IANS

Published: Fri 12 Aug 2016, 8:27 AM

Last updated: Mon 15 Aug 2016, 4:14 PM

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained at a US airport following which a senior US diplomat of Indian origin apologised.
Commenting on the detention, a disgruntled Shah Rukh said in a tweet posted on Friday morning (IST):

I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks.
- Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 12, 2016

Following this, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Biswal tweeted:

Sorry for the hassle at the airport, @iamsrk - even American diplomats get pulled for extra screening!
- Nisha Biswal (@NishaBiswal) August 12, 2016

Even the US Ambassador to India took to Twitter to apologise to the superstar, whose work he said has inspired millions all over the world:

No trouble sir, respect the protocol & not expecting 2 b above it. It's just a tad inconvenient. Thx for ur concern. https://t.co/zQspvxnXsl
- Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 12, 2016

Precise details of when and why he was detained were not known. But Bollywood sources have said the actor was in Los Angeles.
On a positive note, he wrote:

The brighter side is while waiting caught some really nice Pokemons.
- Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 12, 2016

This is not the first time that Shah Rukh, one of Hindi film industry's most successful stars, has been detained at a US airport.
In 2012, the "My Name Is Khan" actor was detained at a New York airport for two hours when he had arrived to visit Yale University, where he was honoured as a Chubb Fellow.
Back in 2009, he was stopped at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, and was released after two hours at the intervention of the Indian consulate in New York.
"I was really hassled at the American Airport because of my name being Khan. It was absolutely uncalled for. I felt angry and humiliated," said Shah Rukh, who was then heading towards Chicago to participate in an Independence Day celebration event.
"It is a Muslim name and I think the name is common on their checklist," he had then said.