Thursday December 09, 2010
Ambassador's Reception:
Indian Diplomat Infuriated by Airport Patdown
Members of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi caused an international incident when they 'groped' India's ambassador to the USA.
After a trade mission to the state, Ambassador Meera Shankar was flying home. She did not set off airport metal detectors, but she was wearing a sari that appeared to arouse the suspicions of TSA staff.
In the absence of a full body scanner, she was subjected to a humiliating search in public view. Public leaders in Mississippi are keen to distance themselves from the TSA's actions.
From USA Today:
Janos Radvanyi, a top professor at Mississippi State and the man for whom the university's Chair in International Studies is named, plans to send the ambassador a formal apology letter. He hopes other state leaders will do the same.
"Mississippi had nothing to do with it, but she was very upset," Radvanyi -- native of Hungary who fought against the Germans in World II -- tells the Clarion-Ledger. "It's terrible. This is very bad for Mississippi. She said she's not going to come back."
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