Kalam frisked by American Airliner

Frisking of former President A P J Abdul Kalam by the staff of America's Continental Airline caused uproar on Tuesday in Parliament after which the Government registered an FIR here against the ‘concerned staff’ of the airlines.
77-year-old Kalam was frisked in violation of the mandatory protocol at Delhi International airport before he was to board the Newark-bound Continental Airline flight on April 21. The staff of the airline frisked him after which he was allowed to board the plane.

What is the point of making this issue so complicated? I don’t think this is the issue our parliament/ politician or media needs to be concentrated. Checking the passengers is done by all carriers flying to the US from most of the countries in the world and there is no exemption to this rule. Why should one be omitted from this check? Since frisking VIPs is a breach of protocol, ail liners or any agency should be given strict notices to follow these protocols. In fact Dr. Kalam must be lauded for having gone through the checks without complaining. He is indeed leading by example. Our petty politicians have much to learn from this.