Russian President urged to investigate claims by a regional politician that he met ETs and if he revealed any state secrets to them

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been urged to investigate a prominent politician who claims he was abducted by aliens.

Believe it or not: Ilyumzhinov claims the aliens visitedu00a0u00a0 his apartment in a spaceship

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the leader of the country's southern region of Kalymkia, told a primetime television show he was taken on a spaceship sent to Earth and met extra-terrestrials wearing yellow spacesuits.

Now a Russian politician fears Ilyumzhinov may have divulged state secrets and wants him investigated.

Ilyumzhinov told a television host on Channel One on April 26 that he had spent several hours in the company of aliens.

The 1997 visit

He said they visited his apartment in downtown Moscow on September 18, 1997.

The leader said he was falling asleep when he heard someone calling him from the balcony. Ilyumzhinov went outside and said he saw the spaceship which was a "half-transparent half tube".

	Who is he?
	Ilyumzhinov has been president of Kalmykia, a small Buddhist region of Russia which lies on the shores of the Caspian Sea, for 17 years. The millionaire former businessman has a reputation as an eccentric character. As president of the World Chess Federation, he has spent tens of millions of dollars turning the impoverished republic into a mecca for chess players -- building an entire village to host international tournaments. Read Next Story Google plans to sell e-books› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT