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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Occidental hospitality


11. Personally I don't care for any special treatment for me when I travel abroad. But at Heathrow, London, I was treated as a terrorist. I had to take off my shoes, belt and coat and was body searched for weapons by British security before I was allowed to go through. 12. I was reminded of the Hindi film, starring Shah Rukh Khan entitled, "My name is Khan", in which Khan tried to meet the President of the United States to tell him, "Mr President, my name is Khan. I am not a terrorist". 13. I felt like shouting should I meet Mr Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, "Mr Prime Minister, my name is Mahathir. I am the former Prime Minister of Malaysia. I am not a terrorist".

I read this at TDM's blog. I am appalled our former PM is treated in such a shabby manner. Where are the UMNO people who have benefited from his leadership and patronage and sometimes character defense?
When Tun visited the UK wasn't the high commissioner or Malaysian embassy alerted? I think it is only right when our former PM visits a foreign land , our embassy staff should be on hand to receive him.
When the former Indian President, APJ Abdul Kalam was treated in a similar manner by ground staff of American Continental Airlines at Indira Ghandi airport, it caused an uproar in the Indian Parliament. A motion was moved to condemn such a shabby treatment visited upon a former president.
Now, who is the joker who is in charge of our foreign ministry? Why wasn't a protest note handed over to the British government? This kind of response requires telling from someone else for you to work?
Why can't a motion be moved to condemn such a humiliating incident in our Malaysian parliament? Perhaps it's time to show the world, that Malaysia can also respond in like manner to former PMs and presidents of other nations.

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