Kirti Azad detained at Heathrow Airport in London

Kirti Azad, former cricketer and member of the 1983 World Cup winning squad was on Saturday detained at London’s Heathrow Airport for two hours before being allowed to board a Delhi-bound flight.

Speaking to dna from Heathrow airport before boarding the flight, Azad confirmed that he had been detained and said, “It was a misunderstanding because of my name. They thought I was a Muslim.”

The BJP MP from Darbhanga in Bihar said he had given the airport security a piece of his mind and protested strongly at the treatment.

“If they can do this to an MP, what is the fate of a common man,” he asked.  

Reportedly, the authorities also found him carrying a bottle of liquid which Azad claimed to be contaminated water. However, this fact could not be verified.