External Affairs minister SM Krishna has asked Indian envoy Nirupma Roy to take up the issue of detaining actor Shah Rukh Khan at a US airport
The US customs and border protection authorities have expressed "profound" apologies for detaining actor Shah Rukh Khan at a New York airport for over two hours yesterday.
Khan had been invited by the Yale University to deliver a lecture to students.
The Indian foreign ministry is also reported to be upset over the incident and will take it up with US authorities.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna also felt it has become a policy of 'detention and apology' for the US which ''cannot continue''.
The Bollywood actor was detained at New York's White Plains airport for over two hours by immigration officials after arriving from India in a private plane with Nita Ambani.
While Nita, wife of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, and the rest of their group were cleared immediately, Khan was stopped and was given immigration clearance only after about two hours, sources said.
46-year-old Khan was to address a press conference at 2 pm and deliver his lecture at 4 pm at the Yale University. However, he arrived for the press meet three hours behind schedule and his hour-long lecture started at about 6 pm.
"Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself I always take a trip to America. The immigration guys kicked the star out of stardom," Khan said with some sarcasm addressing the students at the University.
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