Exclusive: 'Hyderabad airport authorities assured me such things will not happen again', says Sudhaa Chandran

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Actress Sudhaa Chandran recently shared a video after she was asked to remove her artificial limb at the airport, which went viral. The actress mentioned that she has to follow this process each time she is on a professional trip. She went on and made an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to issue cards like that of senior citizens.

"Every time that I go on my professional visits, each time, I am stopped at the airport and when I request them at the security, to the CISF officers... that please do an ETD for my artificial limb, they still want me to remove my artificial limb and show it to them. Is this humanly possible, Modi ji? Is this what our country is talking about? Is this the respect that a woman gives to another woman in our society?" the actress said.

Speaking to mid-day.com, Sudhaa Chandran said, "As hurt as I was yesterday, today I'm touched by the wonderful apology and emotions by the CISF. The authorities from Hyderabad airport met and assured me such things will not happen again unless it's an extreme situation. Though I understand they were doing their job, it can be extremely stressful for the specially abled. Mr Gopal Shetty, an MP from BJP, reached out to me immediately. Secondly, Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia, reached out to me and assured such incidents will not be repeated. A big thank you to my industry colleagues who have been constantly tweeting to Narendra Modi ji, that's something I have earned in the last 30 years of my career. The swift action by the Central government is reassuring. Also, thanks to the media for raising and supporting this issue. I also had the CISF from Mumbai at my residence, but I couldn't meet them because I was in Hyderabad."

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