Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained at the Los Angeles airport yet again by the United States (US) immigration officials for questioning on Thursday because a man with the same name is on the U.S. no-fly list of around 80,000 people.
The 50-year-old actor let out his frustration by putting out a tweet:
"I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks," he said.
"The brighter side is while waiting caught some really nice Pokemons."
While there was no response from the immigration department, the U.S. State Department's Assistant Secretary on South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal responded to Khan's tweet saying:
Sorry for the hassle at the airport, @iamsrk - even American diplomats get pulled for extra screening!
— Nisha Biswal (@NishaBiswal) August 12, 2016
But it seems the news didn't go down well with Khan's fans who took it upon themselves to defend the actor on Twitter, while some went against him.
#ShahRukhKhan detained at LA ? For no apparent reason ? This is so annoying !! — Naeema.... (@NaeemaMuhammed) August 12, 2016
Why always #ShahRukhKhan gets detained at USA airports. The officials this time must hv watched his recent movies
— Amit A (@Amit_smiling) August 12, 2016
#ShahRukhKhan There is something called law and u need to respect that. If u feel it inconvenient, Why (TF) u keep on going to US Mr. Khan. — Dinesh Kulkarni (@kulkarnidinesh) August 12, 2016
Obama's response to #ShahRukhKhan's detention: pic.twitter.com/wTj9pmteua
— MouthShut.com (@MouthShut) August 12, 2016
World leading country apologized to world leading actor #ShahRukhKhan . King ke aage sab jhukta hai. — SHAH RUKH KHAN. (@iamsrk_brk) August 12, 2016
Instead of abusing USA for their shameful act, some idiots of our own country are abusing SRK..Grow up.. #ShahRukhKhan
— Juned Alam (@TheJunedAlam) August 12, 2016
It's nt #ShahRukhKhan who wants publicity by getting detained bt its Obama who orders the authorities 2 detain him fr his own publicity. — viवेk™ (@Viv3outHARD) August 12, 2016
All #Srkians Plz Trend #ShameOnUAmerica & #SupportToKingKhan & show the power of #SRKians to nt only #America bt whole world #ShahRukhKhan
— Rishi Raval (@IMRishiRaval) August 12, 2016
I wish there was news that Los Angeles Cops had killed #ShahRukhKhan I would have appreciated the news very much. — Bhavatarini (@Sonali1109) August 12, 2016
Those who don't respect their own country get it right on the face in other counties #ShahRukhKhan
— Veerdhaval (@VeerArjey) August 12, 2016
Time & again #ShahRukhKhan is stripped completely naked by USA, yet he finds the people who made him superstar intolerant. He deserved it. — Bhavya (@bhavya1705) August 12, 2016
Will @iamsrk / #ShahRukhKhan say again "India is Intolerant" ?? pic.twitter.com/nxGMI7AXpd
— Bal Chandra Jha (@bcjhabalaji) August 12, 2016
#ShahRukhKhan 's US detention is lame. All the officer had to do was GOOGLE! — AB (@MissCandid01) August 12, 2016
So, ....How do you rate the .."inTolerance" ...there in US, Mr Khan?#ShahRukhKhan #shahrukh @imsrk__ pic.twitter.com/BL7FkDUjHQ
— Hunting_Hunters (@eparitosh) August 12, 2016
Hey #ShahRukhKhan, if you've problem, don't go to that country. Simple. — India Right Now (@indiarightnow) August 12, 2016
