Chicago, August 16: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was detained for two hours at a US airport sparking angry reactions back home, today sought to downplay the incident as he said it was a procedure and he would not seek an apology for it.
The 43-year-old actor was detained and questioned yesterday in Newark airport by immigration officials after his name matched with some names on a common checklist. He was let off at the intervention of Indian Consulate officials.
“I think it is a procedure that needs to be followed.
But it is an unfortunate procedure,” a visibly calm Khan told PTI here on the sidelines of a function.
The Bollywood actor was here to take part in the South Asian Carnival on the occasion of India’s Independence Day.
Asked whether he would seek an apology for yesterday’s incident, Khan replied in the negative.
–PTI