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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Re: [India_Vision_2020] Continental Airlines, an American Company humiliates India

 


Dear All,
The behaviour of the Continental air Lines need to be condemned strongly ia a single slogan and they should apologise for this .

Regards,
Siga

--- On Tue, 21/7/09, Prime Point Srinivasan <prpoint@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Prime Point Srinivasan <prpoint@gmail.com>
> Subject: [India_Vision_2020] Continental Airlines, an American Company humiliates India
> To: "Prpoint Group" <prpoint@yahoogroups.com>, "Image Management group" <image_management@yahoogroups.com>, "India Vision group" <India_Vision_2020@yahoogroups.com>, "New Media New Media Forum" <new_media_forum@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, 21 July, 2009, 1:48 PM
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> Just now, all the channels are breaking the News
> and Indian Parliament is debating about the way Continental
> Airlines, an American Airline Company humiliated Indian
> Former President Dr Abdul Kalam when he was travelling  to
> US a month back.  
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> As per rules governing the  Airlines, they
> need to follow the guidelines given by the Government of
> that Country. According to Indian protocol rules, Former
> Presidents and Former Prime Ministers are not frisked.
>  These guidelines apply to all the Airlines permitted  to
>  operate in India.  
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> When Dr Abdul Kalam, Former Indian President
> went to check-in Continental Airlines, they  breached the
> protocol and  frisked him along with the common passengers
> at Delhi Airport.   He was also asked to wait at the
> Aerobridge like any other passengers for being frisked.  Dr
> Abdul Kalam at that time, in his own usual humble way,
> submitted himself for all the security check, including
> removing his shoes.  
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> Today, the news has come out in all the TV
> Channels and is being debated in Indian Parliament.   The
> Airline's spokesperson has said that that for their
> Airline, there is no such VIP treatment.  All the
> political parties in India have taken this very seriously
> and the Government has issued a Show cause notice to the
> American Airlines for their behaviour of humiliating former
> Indian President in Indian soil.
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> IWhat would happen if any  Indian Airline
> Company frisks and humiliates the former US President Bush
> or Clinton in US Airport.  Will Continental Airlines have
> courage to frisk any former Presidents of US or European
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> Dr Abdul Kalam is a very simple and humble man,
> highly respected by the entire world.  He may not mind such
> humiliations.  But such arrogance of an American Airlines
> on a highly respected Indian leader, that too in Indian soil
> itself is a matter to be condemned. 
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> There is no history that anywhere
> 'arrogance' has succeeded.  Only humility and
> humbleness lead to success.  Dr Abdul Kalam himself is a
> classic example.  
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