HTTP:: Bollywood Star Shahrukh Khan Detained at Airport for Racial Profiling
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Also known as SRK, Bollywood icon Shahrukh Khan has found himself “detained†at New Jersey’s Liberty International Airport over the weekend for a “secondary inspection,†which has prompted the Indian media to cry out racism and to point the finger at the high levels the paranoia has reached in the US. SRK was unlawfully detained because of his religion and his name, Times of India says, asking for American celebrities to be treated the same way. It was all just a big misunderstanding, US authorities tell Fox News. Khan might not be a well-known name in the US film industry, but back home, he is considered the “George Clooney / Brad Pitt of Bollywood.†With an impressive track record of over 70 movies and an incredibly large fanbase, Khan is an icon, so it’s no wonder millions of people back home got fuming mad when they heard about his unjustified “detention†on American soil. Moreover, Times of India says, perhaps having authorities there doing the sam!
e to US stars wouldn’t probably be that absurd either, if one were to consider that this is not the first time an Indian celebrity is being detained without reason. And this is precisely what happened, the publication points out. “It is not clear why Khan, who ...
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