CPI(M) condemns APJ Abdul Kalam's frisking at JFK Airport.
Tamil Nadu unit of CPI(M) today condemned the September 29 frisking of former President APJ Abdul Kalam by security officials at New York's JFK Airport.
Tamil Nadu unit of CPI-M today condemned the September 29 frisking of former President APJ Abdul Kalam by security officials at New York's JFK Airport.The party's state committee in a resolution passed at its meeting said the US authorities had violated well established principels that former Presidents were exempted from frisking."This is not the first time that Kalam was subjected to humiliation. He faced the same humiliation in 2008 also', the resolution said.80-year-old Kalam was twice frisked at the JFK Airport by security officials who even took off his jacket and shoes to check for explosives before he was to board an Air India flight on September 29.It said several well known figures including popular artists Sharu khan and Kamal Hasan and former defence minister George Fernandes were subjected to such humilitions.It urged the Tamil Nadu government to eradicate untouchablity which the party said was practised in several parts of the state.