New Dehli: The US authorities apologized to New Dehli over misbehave ith former Indian president Abdul Kalam at New York airport on September 29.
The US government ordered an inquiry after India protested over the matter.
Kalam was frisked by the US authorities at New York airport for explosives on September 29 before boarding an Air India flight, Indian media reported.
Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna spoke to Indian Ambassador to US Nirupama Rao and directed her to take up the matter in writing at the “highest level” with Washington.
A report in Hindustan Times said: “Even after Kalam was seated, the US security personnel forced the crew to open the door and took away the jacket and boots of the former president to check for explosives since they had forgotten to do so before his boarding”.

