There is a very well known, some would say famous, man in India named Shah Rukh Khan. He is a movie star of Bollywood (Indian) films more famous in India than Tom Cruise in the United States. He has more women following his every move than Brad Pitt does.
Last week he traveled to the United States to attend an Indian Independence Day event in Chicago. At the Newark airport where he first arrived in the US, the unthinkable happened: an airport security person did not recognize him or have any idea who he was. Additionally, his name appeared on a terrorist watch list. And worse than that, he was questioned for just over an hour before he was allowed to continue on his journey. He was not officially "detained" by airport security.
This event has remained in the headlines for several days all across India. The Indian government has asked for an official explanation from the US government. (A US senator is checking into the situation.) Indian officials and newspapers are demanding an apology from the US government and Newark airport officials. The newspapers are printing stories of how Khan was "humiliated" and mistreated. Khan has been interviewed several times to provide his version of the event. Editorials have asked that people stop being so angry about the situation.
With all this "news" of Khan, I have forgotten all about my thirst and hunger for information on Michael Jackson's death!
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