US ambassador apologises to Shah Rukh for detention, SRK says thank you

The United States ambassador to India, Richard Verma, apologised on Friday to actor Shah Rukh Khan for his brief detention at the Los Angeles airport that sparked outrage in India.

Updated on: Aug 12, 2016, 12:51:41 IST

Hindustan Times | By Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi

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The United States ambassador to India, Richard Verma, apologised on Friday to actor Shah Rukh Khan for his brief detention at the Los Angeles airport that sparked outrage in India.

Shah Rukh Khan was detained briefly at the Los Angeles airport. (AFP File Photo)

The bollywood star thanked the US ambassador, saying he didn’t mind following protocol but called the detention “a tad inconvenient”.

The exchange came hours after a US State Department official Nisha Biswal also tweeted to Khan saying she was “sorry for the hassle” but pointing out that US diplomats also faced such situations.

Indian government sources expressed frustration at Khan being stopped again without any reason but it wasn’t clear whether the actor was let go after government intervention.

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Dhrubo Jyoti
Dhrubo Jyoti is Deputy Executive Editor at Hindustan Times, where they help oversee the newspaper’s daily news and opinion coverage. They are part of the leadership team of the newspaper and their daily responsibilities include news selection, commissioning and editing, apart from planning and executing special projects. Apart from this, they write on national affairs at the intersection of caste and sexuality, with a focus on elections, politics and the lifeworlds of the caste marginalised. Formally trained in physics from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and Bose Institute, Kolkata, they made a switch to studying journalism from the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai. Over the past decade at Hindustan Times, they have worked at the National Desk, Page 1 team, Integrated Copy Desk and Special Stories Team, before running the opinion page as views editor for two years, and then moving back as Senior Editor of News Operations. In the past 12 years, they have reported on numerous national and state elections, specialising on caste-informed coverage of major moments in India’s history, and focussing on leading investigations into government accountability and social inequities. Their narrative non-fiction work aims to put Dalit voices at the core of India’s LGBTQIA+ movements.Read More